Understanding the economic role of Canberra Region Joint Organisation area 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 Canberra Region'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra Region | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 9,758 | 5.5 | 11,527 | 7.4 | 10,515 | 7.6 |
| Mining | 1,118 | 0.6 | 930 | 0.6 | 558 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 69,740 | 39.2 | 55,729 | 36.0 | 52,035 | 37.7 |
| Household services | 66,103 | 37.2 | 58,791 | 38.0 | 49,242 | 35.7 |
| Business services | 18,292 | 10.3 | 16,580 | 10.7 | 15,294 | 11.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 12,836 | 7.2 | 11,298 | 7.3 | 10,481 | 7.6 |
| Total Industries | 177,848 | 100.0 | 154,855 | 100.0 | 138,125 | 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 | ||||||