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 Lismore City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lismore City | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,235 | 4.7 | 1,143 | 5.0 | 1,077 | 4.8 |
| Mining | 81 | 0.3 | 29 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 7,962 | 30.4 | 6,801 | 30.0 | 7,194 | 32.1 |
| Household services | 12,670 | 48.4 | 10,632 | 46.9 | 9,905 | 44.2 |
| Business services | 2,979 | 11.4 | 2,786 | 12.3 | 2,947 | 13.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,265 | 4.8 | 1,289 | 5.7 | 1,243 | 5.6 |
| Total Industries | 26,192 | 100.0 | 22,680 | 100.0 | 22,394 | 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 | ||||||