Understanding the economic role of State Growth Tasmania 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 Hobart City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart City | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 532 | 0.8 | 631 | 1.1 | 424 | 0.8 |
| Mining | 245 | 0.4 | 415 | 0.7 | 174 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 11,208 | 16.5 | 11,721 | 20.2 | 11,481 | 20.8 |
| Household services | 31,275 | 45.9 | 25,015 | 43.2 | 22,130 | 40.1 |
| Business services | 14,610 | 21.5 | 11,691 | 20.2 | 11,131 | 20.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 10,221 | 15.0 | 8,416 | 14.5 | 9,916 | 17.9 |
| Total Industries | 68,090 | 100.0 | 57,889 | 100.0 | 55,256 | 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 | ||||||