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 Huon Valley 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.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huon Valley Council area | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,691 | 25.9 | 1,589 | 30.7 | 1,164 | 24.1 |
| Mining | 46 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 1,831 | 28.0 | 1,546 | 29.9 | 1,645 | 34.1 |
| Household services | 1,959 | 30.0 | 1,381 | 26.7 | 1,367 | 28.4 |
| Business services | 788 | 12.1 | 462 | 8.9 | 432 | 9.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 213 | 3.3 | 198 | 3.8 | 207 | 4.3 |
| Total Industries | 6,528 | 100.0 | 5,178 | 100.0 | 4,821 | 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 | ||||||