Understanding the economic role of Northern Midlands 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 Northern Midlands'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Midlands | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,255 | 17.6 | 1,037 | 17.0 | 891 | 17.4 |
| Mining | 65 | 0.9 | 91 | 1.5 | 83 | 1.6 |
| Goods related | 3,705 | 51.8 | 3,192 | 52.2 | 2,532 | 49.4 |
| Household services | 1,345 | 18.8 | 1,175 | 19.2 | 1,037 | 20.2 |
| Business services | 523 | 7.3 | 428 | 7.0 | 325 | 6.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 258 | 3.6 | 193 | 3.2 | 253 | 4.9 |
| Total Industries | 7,151 | 100.0 | 6,116 | 100.0 | 5,121 | 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 | ||||||