Understanding the economic role of Northern Rivers Region 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 Northern Rivers Region'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.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Rivers Region | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 6,790 | 4.6 | 6,364 | 5.4 | 6,067 | 5.4 |
| Mining | 508 | 0.3 | 281 | 0.2 | 325 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 50,606 | 34.4 | 39,690 | 33.6 | 40,995 | 36.4 |
| Household services | 64,019 | 43.5 | 49,861 | 42.3 | 45,102 | 40.0 |
| Business services | 17,730 | 12.0 | 15,446 | 13.1 | 14,091 | 12.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 7,495 | 5.1 | 6,369 | 5.4 | 6,138 | 5.4 |
| Total Industries | 147,149 | 100.0 | 118,011 | 100.0 | 112,717 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2020-21 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 | ||||||