Understanding the economic role of Huon Valley 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 Huon Valley'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huon Valley | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,509 | 23.5 | 1,349 | 25.1 | 1,164 | 24.1 |
| Mining | 19 | 0.3 | 16 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 1,927 | 30.0 | 1,592 | 29.6 | 1,645 | 34.1 |
| Household services | 2,029 | 31.6 | 1,660 | 30.9 | 1,367 | 28.3 |
| Business services | 722 | 11.2 | 563 | 10.5 | 432 | 9.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 214 | 3.3 | 194 | 3.6 | 207 | 4.3 |
| Total Industries | 6,419 | 100.0 | 5,374 | 100.0 | 4,822 | 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 | ||||||