Understanding the economic role of Bellingen Shire 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 Bellingen 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingen Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 365 | 8.2 | 416 | 9.4 | 409 | 10.1 |
| Mining | 4 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 1,409 | 31.6 | 1,432 | 32.2 | 1,407 | 34.7 |
| Household services | 1,928 | 43.2 | 1,854 | 41.6 | 1,542 | 38.0 |
| Business services | 542 | 12.1 | 537 | 12.1 | 487 | 12.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 214 | 4.8 | 206 | 4.6 | 205 | 5.1 |
| Total Industries | 4,463 | 100.0 | 4,452 | 100.0 | 4,054 | 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 | ||||||