In 2019, the Goods related sector accounted for 59.9% of employment in City of Kingston. The importance of this sector has declined over the last 10 years (65.1% in 2009)
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 | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 462 | 0.5 | 429 | 0.5 | 321 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 112 | 0.1 | 85 | 0.1 | 55 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 57,285 | 59.9 | 52,133 | 60.6 | 56,618 | 65.1 |
| Household services | 23,674 | 24.7 | 21,010 | 24.4 | 18,565 | 21.3 |
| Business services | 11,494 | 12.0 | 9,816 | 11.4 | 9,040 | 10.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,663 | 2.8 | 2,528 | 2.9 | 2,407 | 2.8 |
| Total Industries | 95,690 | 100.0 | 86,002 | 100.0 | 87,005 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id the population experts. Data are based on a 2016-17 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 | ||||||