Understanding the economic role of Cook Shire 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 Cook 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 237 | 8.3 | 254 | 9.2 | 325 | 11.4 |
| Mining | 771 | 27.1 | 804 | 29.3 | 632 | 22.3 |
| Goods related | 492 | 17.3 | 573 | 20.8 | 671 | 23.6 |
| Household services | 920 | 32.4 | 778 | 28.3 | 719 | 25.3 |
| Business services | 159 | 5.6 | 122 | 4.5 | 181 | 6.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 264 | 9.3 | 216 | 7.9 | 312 | 11.0 |
| Total Industries | 2,842 | 100.0 | 2,747 | 100.0 | 2,841 | 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 | ||||||