Understanding the economic role of RDA Tropical North 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 RDA Tropical North'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 Tropical North | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 7,615 | 5.5 | 7,913 | 6.3 | 7,546 | 6.0 |
| Mining | 2,474 | 1.8 | 1,783 | 1.4 | 1,836 | 1.5 |
| Goods related | 43,091 | 30.9 | 39,686 | 31.7 | 44,180 | 35.4 |
| Household services | 58,357 | 41.8 | 50,007 | 39.9 | 45,509 | 36.4 |
| Business services | 16,881 | 12.1 | 15,237 | 12.2 | 15,099 | 12.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 11,126 | 8.0 | 10,591 | 8.5 | 10,767 | 8.6 |
| Total Industries | 139,544 | 100.0 | 125,217 | 100.0 | 124,937 | 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 | ||||||