Understanding the economic role of Cassowary Coast Regional 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 the Cassowary Coast'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassowary Coast | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,331 | 17.6 | 2,904 | 22.3 | 2,709 | 19.1 |
| Mining | 63 | 0.5 | 80 | 0.6 | 82 | 0.6 |
| Goods related | 4,572 | 34.5 | 4,288 | 32.9 | 5,626 | 39.7 |
| Household services | 4,341 | 32.7 | 3,999 | 30.6 | 3,907 | 27.5 |
| Business services | 1,306 | 9.8 | 1,066 | 8.2 | 1,129 | 8.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 653 | 4.9 | 716 | 5.5 | 729 | 5.1 |
| Total Industries | 13,266 | 100.0 | 13,054 | 100.0 | 14,181 | 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 | ||||||