Understanding the economic role of Gold Coast City 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 Gold Coast 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,554 | 0.5 | 1,719 | 0.6 | 1,066 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 1,191 | 0.4 | 1,335 | 0.4 | 936 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 132,794 | 39.0 | 113,725 | 38.3 | 93,790 | 38.6 |
| Household services | 135,535 | 39.8 | 119,508 | 40.3 | 94,165 | 38.8 |
| Business services | 56,546 | 16.6 | 49,449 | 16.7 | 43,796 | 18.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 12,549 | 3.7 | 11,070 | 3.7 | 9,092 | 3.7 |
| Total Industries | 340,170 | 100.0 | 296,807 | 100.0 | 242,844 | 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 | ||||||