Understanding the economic role of RDA Northern Territory 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 RDA Northern Territory'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA Northern Territory | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,617 | 1.9 | 2,550 | 1.8 | 3,909 | 3.1 |
| Mining | 6,934 | 5.0 | 7,585 | 5.3 | 4,667 | 3.7 |
| Goods related | 35,918 | 26.1 | 42,708 | 30.0 | 37,937 | 30.2 |
| Household services | 52,695 | 38.4 | 47,991 | 33.7 | 40,376 | 32.2 |
| Business services | 17,809 | 13.0 | 17,228 | 12.1 | 15,162 | 12.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 21,385 | 15.6 | 24,310 | 17.1 | 23,375 | 18.6 |
| Total Industries | 137,358 | 100.0 | 142,371 | 100.0 | 125,425 | 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 | ||||||