Understanding the economic role of City of Kingston provides a framework for understanding what policy responses and investment may be appropriate to support the growth of businesses and maintenance of a vibrant economy in the future.
The charts and table below give a broad overview of the role and function of your economy. It helps answer questions such as:
- How much of the City of Kingston's economy is driven by meeting the local population needs?
- What proportion of jobs in the area are in goods production or selling of products?
- In which broad sectors are the key strengths of the local economy?
- What contribution do business services make in your area and is it growing?
- Is there a presence of local, state and federal government workers in in the area?
Once you have developed a broad picture of your economy, you can then drill down further with all the detail here.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Kingston | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 449 | 0.5 | 524 | 0.6 | 316 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 161 | 0.2 | 89 | 0.1 | 51 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 55,223 | 59.2 | 52,087 | 58.7 | 55,842 | 63.9 |
| Household services | 24,212 | 26.0 | 22,662 | 25.5 | 19,445 | 22.3 |
| Business services | 10,674 | 11.5 | 10,692 | 12.0 | 9,269 | 10.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,496 | 2.7 | 2,683 | 3.0 | 2,454 | 2.8 |
| Total Industries | 93,214 | 100.0 | 88,737 | 100.0 | 87,377 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2018-19 price base for all years. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year.Learn more. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||