Understanding the economic role of Eastern Region 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 Eastern 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Region | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,742 | 0.6 | 3,646 | 0.8 | 2,456 | 0.6 |
| Mining | 546 | 0.1 | 637 | 0.1 | 480 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 184,959 | 40.6 | 187,011 | 42.5 | 180,811 | 46.2 |
| Household services | 181,710 | 39.9 | 162,923 | 37.0 | 133,310 | 34.0 |
| Business services | 70,343 | 15.4 | 70,439 | 16.0 | 60,373 | 15.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 15,464 | 3.4 | 15,382 | 3.5 | 14,110 | 3.6 |
| Total Industries | 455,763 | 100.0 | 440,039 | 100.0 | 391,539 | 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 | ||||||