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 West Coast 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast Council area | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 154 | 4.5 | 168 | 4.9 | 88 | 1.9 |
| Mining | 2,010 | 58.1 | 2,079 | 61.3 | 2,924 | 64.7 |
| Goods related | 469 | 13.6 | 377 | 11.1 | 609 | 13.5 |
| Household services | 589 | 17.0 | 542 | 16.0 | 622 | 13.8 |
| Business services | 144 | 4.2 | 128 | 3.8 | 166 | 3.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 93 | 2.7 | 94 | 2.8 | 107 | 2.4 |
| Total Industries | 3,459 | 100.0 | 3,389 | 100.0 | 4,515 | 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 | ||||||