Understanding the economic role of Bayside 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 Bayside 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.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside Council area | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 100 | 0.1 | 130 | 0.1 | 66 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 24 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Goods related | 54,834 | 56.4 | 55,826 | 61.6 | 57,232 | 65.0 |
| Household services | 22,277 | 22.9 | 18,255 | 20.1 | 15,691 | 17.8 |
| Business services | 13,548 | 13.9 | 12,009 | 13.2 | 10,624 | 12.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 6,359 | 6.5 | 4,449 | 4.9 | 4,492 | 5.1 |
| Total Industries | 97,142 | 100.0 | 90,689 | 100.0 | 88,114 | 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 | ||||||