Understanding the economic role of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 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 Port Macquarie-Hastings 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.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Macquarie-Hastings Council area | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 763 | 2.3 | 914 | 2.8 | 1,137 | 3.9 |
| Mining | 45 | 0.1 | 87 | 0.3 | 53 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 11,932 | 36.0 | 11,555 | 36.0 | 11,323 | 38.8 |
| Household services | 15,026 | 45.4 | 13,922 | 43.4 | 11,347 | 38.9 |
| Business services | 3,910 | 11.8 | 4,075 | 12.7 | 3,983 | 13.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,457 | 4.4 | 1,515 | 4.7 | 1,327 | 4.5 |
| Total Industries | 33,133 | 100.0 | 32,067 | 100.0 | 29,169 | 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 | ||||||