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 Kentish 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentish Council area | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 217 | 11.4 | 212 | 13.1 | 238 | 14.4 |
| Mining | 52 | 2.7 | 45 | 2.8 | 108 | 6.5 |
| Goods related | 711 | 37.2 | 641 | 39.7 | 616 | 37.2 |
| Household services | 693 | 36.3 | 571 | 35.4 | 552 | 33.4 |
| Business services | 187 | 9.8 | 104 | 6.4 | 85 | 5.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 51 | 2.7 | 43 | 2.7 | 55 | 3.3 |
| Total Industries | 1,911 | 100.0 | 1,616 | 100.0 | 1,654 | 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 | ||||||