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 East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 43 | 0.7 | 44 | 0.7 | 112 | 1.5 |
| Mining | 2,473 | 37.6 | 1,937 | 29.1 | 1,193 | 16.4 |
| Goods related | 879 | 13.4 | 1,213 | 18.2 | 2,106 | 29.0 |
| Household services | 2,228 | 33.9 | 2,523 | 37.9 | 2,568 | 35.3 |
| Business services | 354 | 5.4 | 334 | 5.0 | 391 | 5.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 599 | 9.1 | 600 | 9.0 | 901 | 12.4 |
| Total Industries | 6,577 | 100.0 | 6,650 | 100.0 | 7,271 | 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 | ||||||