Understanding the economic role of Berrigan 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 Berrigan 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrigan Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 653 | 20.1 | 684 | 21.4 | 666 | 22.4 |
| Mining | 6 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 1,039 | 32.0 | 1,001 | 31.3 | 945 | 31.7 |
| Household services | 1,209 | 37.2 | 1,199 | 37.5 | 1,093 | 36.7 |
| Business services | 241 | 7.4 | 215 | 6.7 | 179 | 6.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 103 | 3.2 | 93 | 2.9 | 91 | 3.1 |
| Total Industries | 3,251 | 100.0 | 3,194 | 100.0 | 2,981 | 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 | ||||||