Understanding the economic role of Tweed Shire 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 Tweed Shire'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tweed Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 948 | 2.3 | 1,091 | 3.0 | 943 | 3.1 |
| Mining | 78 | 0.2 | 81 | 0.2 | 55 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 13,611 | 32.3 | 12,277 | 34.1 | 11,286 | 37.1 |
| Household services | 20,296 | 48.2 | 15,992 | 44.4 | 12,629 | 41.6 |
| Business services | 5,272 | 12.5 | 4,708 | 13.1 | 3,868 | 12.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,888 | 4.5 | 1,861 | 5.2 | 1,610 | 5.3 |
| Total Industries | 42,092 | 100.0 | 36,010 | 100.0 | 30,390 | 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 | ||||||