In 2019, the Goods related sector accounted for 53.7% of employment in Northern Midlands Council area. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (46.6% in 2009)
Understanding the economic role of Northern Tasmania 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 Midlands Council area'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 | ||||||
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Northern Midlands Council area | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 940 | 16.9 | 897 | 17.4 | 1,026 | 20.9 |
Mining | 23 | 0.4 | 37 | 0.7 | 38 | 0.8 |
Goods related | 2,991 | 53.7 | 2,595 | 50.5 | 2,293 | 46.6 |
Household services | 1,078 | 19.4 | 1,038 | 20.2 | 975 | 19.8 |
Business services | 359 | 6.4 | 359 | 7.0 | 350 | 7.1 |
Public administration and safety | 178 | 3.2 | 215 | 4.2 | 237 | 4.8 |
Total Industries | 5,570 | 100.0 | 5,141 | 100.0 | 4,919 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions. 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 |