Understanding the economic role of Tablelands Regional 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 Tablelands'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tablelands | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,518 | 13.6 | 1,619 | 16.0 | 1,451 | 13.3 |
| Mining | 130 | 1.2 | 128 | 1.3 | 249 | 2.3 |
| Goods related | 3,161 | 28.3 | 3,020 | 29.8 | 3,794 | 34.7 |
| Household services | 4,476 | 40.0 | 3,822 | 37.7 | 3,683 | 33.7 |
| Business services | 1,350 | 12.1 | 1,018 | 10.0 | 1,139 | 10.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 551 | 4.9 | 526 | 5.2 | 607 | 5.6 |
| Total Industries | 11,187 | 100.0 | 10,134 | 100.0 | 10,924 | 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 | ||||||