Understanding the economic role of RDA Limestone Coast Region 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 Limestone Coast region'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.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Coast region | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 6,268 | 18.4 | 6,516 | 19.9 | 5,952 | 18.6 |
| Mining | 63 | 0.2 | 86 | 0.3 | 61 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 13,267 | 38.9 | 12,812 | 39.1 | 13,326 | 41.7 |
| Household services | 10,600 | 31.1 | 9,411 | 28.7 | 8,775 | 27.5 |
| Business services | 2,626 | 7.7 | 2,714 | 8.3 | 2,685 | 8.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,260 | 3.7 | 1,217 | 3.7 | 1,123 | 3.5 |
| Total Industries | 34,084 | 100.0 | 32,755 | 100.0 | 31,921 | 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 | ||||||