City of Sydney

Industry composition

In 2022, the Business services sector accounted for 58.0% of employment in City of Sydney. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (51.1% in 2012)

Understanding the economic role of City of Sydney 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 City of Sydney'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.

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Employment composition
City of Sydney202220172012
Industrynumber%. number%. number%.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing6810.17930.13480.1
Mining2,3350.42,1930.41,8820.4
Goods related100,59315.5103,39917.295,85818.5
Household services123,11319.0134,63622.4113,62222.0
Business services375,73358.0317,71752.8264,21151.1
Public administration and safety45,4117.043,4267.241,1168.0
Total Industries647,866100.0602,163100.0517,038100.0

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©2023. 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.

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City of Sydney

economic profile