Understanding the economic role of Ballina Shire Council 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 Ballina Shire'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballina Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,042 | 4.7 | 1,081 | 5.6 | 858 | 5.2 |
| Mining | 88 | 0.4 | 95 | 0.5 | 62 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 7,712 | 34.8 | 6,636 | 34.3 | 6,037 | 36.6 |
| Household services | 9,284 | 41.8 | 7,948 | 41.1 | 6,512 | 39.5 |
| Business services | 2,988 | 13.5 | 2,657 | 13.7 | 2,183 | 13.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,073 | 4.8 | 913 | 4.7 | 842 | 5.1 |
| Total Industries | 22,188 | 100.0 | 19,329 | 100.0 | 16,495 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. 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 | ||||||