Understanding the economic role of Bulloo 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 Bulloo 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulloo Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 54 | 28.3 | 62 | 30.5 | 99 | 26.1 |
| Mining | 4 | 2.2 | 25 | 12.4 | 100 | 26.3 |
| Goods related | 31 | 16.5 | 29 | 14.3 | 76 | 20.0 |
| Household services | 31 | 16.2 | 28 | 13.9 | 23 | 6.2 |
| Business services | 4 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 16 | 4.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 66 | 34.8 | 59 | 28.6 | 65 | 17.1 |
| Total Industries | 189 | 100.0 | 205 | 100.0 | 379 | 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 | ||||||