Understanding the economic role of Byron 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 Byron 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 631 | 3.1 | 684 | 3.8 | 592 | 4.3 |
| Mining | 22 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.1 | 54 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 7,480 | 36.3 | 6,032 | 33.7 | 4,975 | 35.8 |
| Household services | 8,298 | 40.3 | 7,413 | 41.4 | 5,558 | 40.0 |
| Business services | 3,587 | 17.4 | 3,246 | 18.1 | 2,303 | 16.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 595 | 2.9 | 528 | 2.9 | 403 | 2.9 |
| Total Industries | 20,613 | 100.0 | 17,920 | 100.0 | 13,885 | 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 | ||||||