Understanding the economic role of City of Hobart 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 Hobart City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 463 | 0.7 | 568 | 0.9 | 424 | 0.8 |
| Mining | 347 | 0.5 | 334 | 0.5 | 176 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 11,112 | 16.5 | 11,993 | 19.5 | 11,480 | 20.8 |
| Household services | 31,328 | 46.4 | 27,429 | 44.6 | 22,132 | 40.1 |
| Business services | 13,441 | 19.9 | 12,089 | 19.6 | 11,131 | 20.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 10,802 | 16.0 | 9,151 | 14.9 | 9,916 | 17.9 |
| Total Industries | 67,492 | 100.0 | 61,564 | 100.0 | 55,260 | 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 | ||||||