Understanding the economic role of City of Coffs Harbour 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 Coffs Harbour City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,929 | 5.0 | 1,873 | 5.2 | 1,243 | 4.0 |
| Mining | 42 | 0.1 | 86 | 0.2 | 71 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 12,511 | 32.2 | 12,176 | 33.7 | 11,093 | 35.5 |
| Household services | 17,644 | 45.4 | 15,607 | 43.2 | 12,888 | 41.3 |
| Business services | 4,572 | 11.8 | 4,467 | 12.4 | 4,127 | 13.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,191 | 5.6 | 1,919 | 5.3 | 1,790 | 5.7 |
| Total Industries | 38,889 | 100.0 | 36,129 | 100.0 | 31,211 | 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 | ||||||