Understanding the economic role of Edward River 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 Edward River 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward River Council | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 595 | 14.0 | 693 | 16.3 | 758 | 17.8 |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goods related | 1,273 | 30.1 | 1,357 | 31.9 | 1,520 | 35.8 |
| Household services | 1,722 | 40.6 | 1,547 | 36.3 | 1,273 | 30.0 |
| Business services | 376 | 8.9 | 424 | 10.0 | 450 | 10.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 271 | 6.4 | 236 | 5.5 | 249 | 5.9 |
| Total Industries | 4,237 | 100.0 | 4,257 | 100.0 | 4,251 | 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 | ||||||