Understanding the economic role of Nambucca 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 the Nambucca 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nambucca Valley | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 543 | 7.8 | 473 | 7.2 | 434 | 7.4 |
| Mining | 23 | 0.3 | 11 | 0.2 | 27 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 2,064 | 29.7 | 2,273 | 34.5 | 2,164 | 36.6 |
| Household services | 3,346 | 48.2 | 2,910 | 44.2 | 2,395 | 40.6 |
| Business services | 731 | 10.5 | 689 | 10.5 | 611 | 10.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 234 | 3.4 | 227 | 3.5 | 274 | 4.6 |
| Total Industries | 6,941 | 100.0 | 6,583 | 100.0 | 5,905 | 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 | ||||||