Understanding the economic role of Bathurst 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 Bathurst Regional Council area'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst Regional Council area | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 659 | 3.0 | 696 | 3.4 | 779 | 4.3 |
| Mining | 92 | 0.4 | 61 | 0.3 | 64 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 7,252 | 32.6 | 7,383 | 35.9 | 6,781 | 37.7 |
| Household services | 9,717 | 43.7 | 8,422 | 41.0 | 6,813 | 37.8 |
| Business services | 2,395 | 10.8 | 2,221 | 10.8 | 2,071 | 11.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,101 | 9.5 | 1,760 | 8.6 | 1,502 | 8.3 |
| Total Industries | 22,216 | 100.0 | 20,543 | 100.0 | 18,010 | 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 | ||||||