Understanding the economic role of City of Knox 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 Knox'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 Knox | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 134 | 0.2 | 201 | 0.2 | 172 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 253 | 0.3 | 262 | 0.3 | 94 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 47,449 | 55.1 | 45,044 | 54.8 | 42,650 | 58.3 |
| Household services | 25,566 | 29.7 | 24,051 | 29.2 | 19,490 | 26.6 |
| Business services | 10,615 | 12.3 | 10,521 | 12.8 | 8,792 | 12.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,082 | 2.4 | 2,167 | 2.6 | 1,942 | 2.7 |
| Total Industries | 86,098 | 100.0 | 82,245 | 100.0 | 73,140 | 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 | ||||||