Understanding the economic role of Tamworth 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 Tamworth Regional Council'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamworth Regional Council | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,788 | 5.2 | 1,786 | 6.0 | 1,783 | 6.7 |
| Mining | 65 | 0.2 | 67 | 0.2 | 68 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 13,979 | 40.5 | 11,148 | 37.5 | 10,556 | 39.6 |
| Household services | 13,339 | 38.6 | 11,504 | 38.7 | 9,556 | 35.8 |
| Business services | 3,454 | 10.0 | 3,587 | 12.1 | 3,132 | 11.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,919 | 5.6 | 1,622 | 5.5 | 1,594 | 6.0 |
| Total Industries | 34,545 | 100.0 | 29,714 | 100.0 | 26,689 | 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 | ||||||