Understanding the economic role of RDA Northern Territory 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 RDA Northern Territory'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA Northern Territory | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,925 | 2.2 | 2,802 | 2.1 | 3,912 | 3.1 |
| Mining | 6,137 | 4.5 | 5,212 | 3.9 | 4,670 | 3.7 |
| Goods related | 34,130 | 25.3 | 37,365 | 27.8 | 37,944 | 30.3 |
| Household services | 53,492 | 39.6 | 48,671 | 36.2 | 40,355 | 32.2 |
| Business services | 16,416 | 12.2 | 17,554 | 13.1 | 15,158 | 12.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 21,847 | 16.2 | 22,901 | 17.0 | 23,376 | 18.6 |
| Total Industries | 134,947 | 100.0 | 134,505 | 100.0 | 125,415 | 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 | ||||||