National economic indicators series

The National Economic Indicators Series is a set of key economic measures for every Local Government Area (LGA) in Australia. The series is drawn from National Economics (NIEIR) modeling and other relevant data sources and is updated annually.

The indicators provide a snapshot of each local economy at a point in time, showing how it contributes to the broader State economy and how it is performing in relation to other areas.

Please note that the Local Government Areas listed here relate to boundaries which were current at June 2016, just prior to the 2016 Census, and used in the Census. Any changes since that time will not be reflected. As a consequence, the figures may not match exactly those used in other .id sites, which have been adjusted to reflect post-Census changes.

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National economic indicators for local government areas, 2015/2016
Rank Local Govt. Area Gross Regional Product (GRP)(1) Local jobs(1) Worker productivity(1) (GRP/worker) Unemploy- ment(2) Businesses(3) Population (ERP)(4) Building approvals(5)
$m State % Number State % $ Rate Number State % Number State % $000 State %
1 Alice Springs 1,825 s 8.15% s 15,790 s 11.34% s 115,580 s 1.87% s 1,994 s 14.19% s 26,518 s 10.79% s 62,165 s 4.76% s
1 Barkly 324 s 1.45% s 2,644 s 1.90% s 122,697 s 8.79% s 201 s 1.43% s 7,426 s 3.02% s 18,853 s 1.44% s
1 Belyuen 1 s 0.00% s 13 s 0.01% s 115,923 s 3.28% s 4 s 0.03% s 175 s 0.07% s --- s 0.00% s
1 Central Desert 582 s 2.60% s 1,808 s 1.30% s 322,102 s 10.79% s 15 s 0.11% s 4,165 s 1.70% s 5,860 s 0.45% s
1 Coomalie 92 s 0.41% s 655 s 0.47% s 141,501 s 2.79% s 80 s 0.57% s 1,412 s 0.57% s 954 s 0.07% s
1 Darwin 9,016 s 40.28% s 62,268 s 44.70% s 144,807 s 3.38% s 6,984 s 49.70% s 85,323 s 34.73% s 496,906 s 38.08% s
1 East Arnhem 887 s 3.96% s 3,650 s 2.62% s 243,129 s 12.03% s 25 s 0.18% s 10,252 s 4.17% s 43,822 s 3.36% s
1 Katherine 874 s 3.90% s 5,754 s 4.13% s 152,044 s 2.25% s 772 s 5.49% s 10,541 s 4.29% s 65,131 s 4.99% s
1 Litchfield 3,499 s 15.63% s 17,291 s 12.41% s 202,360 s 2.71% s 1,761 s 12.53% s 25,355 s 10.32% s 211,473 s 16.21% s
1 MacDonnell 365 s 1.63% s 2,572 s 1.85% s 141,976 s 8.90% s 14 s 0.10% s 6,753 s 2.75% s 3,257 s 0.25% s
1 Palmerston 1,688 s 7.54% s 10,092 s 7.25% s 167,283 s 3.90% s 1,509 s 10.74% s 35,978 s 14.64% s 291,544 s 22.34% s
1 Roper Gulf 490 s 2.19% s 2,405 s 1.73% s 203,876 s 12.23% s 99 s 0.70% s 7,329 s 2.98% s 10,389 s 0.80% s
1 Tiwi Islands 73 s 0.33% s 767 s 0.55% s 96,041 s 13.22% s --- s 0.00% s 2,777 s 1.13% s 785 s 0.06% s
1 Unincorporated NT 1,822 s 8.14% s 9,530 s 6.84% s 191,221 s 2.71% s 401 s 2.85% s 7,498 s 3.05% s 55,038 s 4.22% s
1 Victoria Daly 179 s 0.80% s 1,020 s 0.73% s 175,457 s 7.40% s 37 s 0.26% s 3,142 s 1.28% s 2,448 s 0.19% s
1 Wagait 10 s 0.04% s 39 s 0.03% s 272,685 s 2.79% s 6 s 0.04% s 492 s 0.20% s 3,181 s 0.24% s
1 West Arnhem 590 s 2.64% s 2,394 s 1.72% s 246,519 s 10.56% s 127 s 0.90% s 6,941 s 2.83% s 8,948 s 0.69% s
1 West Daly 69 s 0.31% s 599 s 0.43% s 115,092 s 11.73% s 23 s 0.16% s 3,601 s 1.47% s 23,992 s 1.84% s
Total State 22,386 100.00% 139,291 100.00% 160,713 121.33% 14,052 100.00% 245,678 100.00% 1,304,746 100.00%

Sources:
1National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR)©, 2016.
2Department of Employment, Small Area Labour Markets, December Quarter 2017.
3Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, 2015 to 2017.
4Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2016/17 .
5Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Approvals.
More detailed data notes are available here

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