Understanding the economic role of Douglas 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 Douglas Shire Council'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Shire Council | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 212 | 3.1 | 263 | 4.1 | 384 | 5.0 |
| Mining | 4 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 45 | 0.6 |
| Goods related | 1,974 | 29.1 | 1,903 | 29.7 | 2,785 | 36.2 |
| Household services | 3,193 | 47.1 | 3,067 | 47.9 | 3,204 | 41.6 |
| Business services | 1,072 | 15.8 | 847 | 13.2 | 993 | 12.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 329 | 4.9 | 314 | 4.9 | 292 | 3.8 |
| Total Industries | 6,784 | 100.0 | 6,403 | 100.0 | 7,702 | 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 | ||||||