Understanding the economic role of City of Kingston 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 the City of Kingston'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Kingston | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 486 | 0.5 | 776 | 0.8 | 298 | 0.3 |
| Mining | 85 | 0.1 | 123 | 0.1 | 62 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 52,949 | 55.3 | 53,962 | 57.0 | 55,545 | 63.5 |
| Household services | 28,024 | 29.3 | 25,157 | 26.6 | 19,775 | 22.6 |
| Business services | 11,367 | 11.9 | 11,761 | 12.4 | 9,310 | 10.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,881 | 3.0 | 2,810 | 3.0 | 2,452 | 2.8 |
| Total Industries | 95,793 | 100.0 | 94,590 | 100.0 | 87,443 | 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 | ||||||