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 Kingborough 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 | ||||||
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Kingborough Council area | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 526 | 4.4 | 509 | 5.1 | 335 | 3.6 |
Mining | 141 | 1.2 | 124 | 1.2 | 105 | 1.1 |
Goods related | 4,371 | 36.5 | 3,959 | 39.6 | 3,808 | 40.3 |
Household services | 4,760 | 39.8 | 3,755 | 37.6 | 3,177 | 33.6 |
Business services | 1,703 | 14.2 | 1,236 | 12.4 | 1,674 | 17.7 |
Public administration and safety | 468 | 3.9 | 404 | 4.0 | 343 | 3.6 |
Total Industries | 11,970 | 100.0 | 9,986 | 100.0 | 9,442 | 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 |