Community Connect Issue 44

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BALLINA SHIRE

Population and Development Activity ANNUAL REPORT FY2020/21

Ballina Shire Council has released its annual report on ‘Population and Development Activity’ for the financial year 2020/21. This report provides a summary of key statistics relating to development activity in Ballina Shire including population growth, dwelling approvals, residential subdivision and the value of building work.

KEY STATISTICS The Construction industry had the largest number of total registered businesses in Ballina Shire, comprising 18.0% of all total registered businesses, compared to 16.0% in New South Wales. In the 2020 September quarter, the unemployment rate in Ballina Shire was 3.5%. This figure is signnificantly lower than the regional rate of 5.7%, NSW 5.7% and national rate of 6.1%

GRP

Population

2.19 billion

Local jobs

44,840

17,429

year ending June 2020

NIEIR 2020

Largest industry

Local businesses

Health Care and Social Assistance

as at September 2020

(by employment)

Employed residents

4,442

21,677

DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY The annual value of building work in Ballina Shire between FY2016/17 and 2020/21 across the categories of commercial, industrial, rural, residential and subdivisions has increased from $112,342,946 to $210,731,672.

The value of approved building work by category for from FY2016/17 to 2020/21: DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

Commercial

$11,318,596

$43,174,335

$24,652,014

$9,114,938

$38,817,980

Industrial

$2,714,192

$60,000

$287,000

$1,317,995

$5,587,171

$609,585

$1,733,001

$1,355,372

$704,498

$946,407

Residential

$89,466,703

$65,023,481

$114,813,419

$134,327,988

$144,037,212

Subdivision*

$7,781,552

$868,191

$25,106,081

$796,835

$18,094,902

Other**

$452,318

$1,759,450

$5,556,443

$186,990

$3,248,000

TOTAL

$112,342,946

$112,618,458

$171,770,329

$146,449,244

$210,731,672

Rural

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Source: Ballina Shire Council

*Includes civil works associated with private subdivision

**Includes civil works associated with public works projects

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