Understanding the economic role of RDA Tropical North 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 RDA Tropical North'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 Tropical North | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 7,127 | 5.0 | 8,102 | 6.3 | 7,543 | 6.0 |
| Mining | 2,631 | 1.9 | 1,895 | 1.5 | 1,839 | 1.5 |
| Goods related | 43,441 | 30.6 | 42,339 | 32.9 | 44,194 | 35.4 |
| Household services | 60,396 | 42.5 | 51,927 | 40.3 | 45,511 | 36.4 |
| Business services | 17,476 | 12.3 | 14,025 | 10.9 | 15,101 | 12.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 11,025 | 7.8 | 10,546 | 8.2 | 10,765 | 8.6 |
| Total Industries | 142,097 | 100.0 | 128,834 | 100.0 | 124,953 | 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 | ||||||