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 Tamar 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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West Tamar Council area | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 374 | 7.3 | 334 | 7.6 | 319 | 6.0 |
Mining | 85 | 1.7 | 209 | 4.8 | 576 | 10.9 |
Goods related | 1,739 | 34.0 | 1,530 | 34.9 | 1,795 | 33.9 |
Household services | 2,233 | 43.7 | 1,742 | 39.7 | 1,903 | 35.9 |
Business services | 507 | 9.9 | 430 | 9.8 | 540 | 10.2 |
Public administration and safety | 175 | 3.4 | 146 | 3.3 | 163 | 3.1 |
Total Industries | 5,112 | 100.0 | 4,391 | 100.0 | 5,296 | 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 |