Understanding the economic role of City of Townsville 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 the Townsville City Council'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.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townsville City Council | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 660 | 0.6 | 580 | 0.6 | 519 | 0.6 |
| Mining | 1,000 | 1.0 | 775 | 0.8 | 814 | 0.9 |
| Goods related | 32,316 | 31.5 | 30,302 | 33.0 | 36,461 | 39.5 |
| Household services | 42,744 | 41.7 | 36,166 | 39.3 | 31,291 | 33.9 |
| Business services | 11,115 | 10.9 | 11,577 | 12.6 | 11,939 | 12.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 14,599 | 14.3 | 12,549 | 13.6 | 11,285 | 12.2 |
| Total Industries | 102,433 | 100.0 | 91,948 | 100.0 | 92,310 | 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 | ||||||