Understanding the economic role of City of Charles Sturt 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 Charles Sturt'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 | ||||||
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City of Charles Sturt | 2022 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 251 | 0.5 | 126 | 0.3 | 178 | 0.4 |
Mining | 41 | 0.1 | 36 | 0.1 | 92 | 0.2 |
Goods related | 22,102 | 42.7 | 21,695 | 46.5 | 23,953 | 51.1 |
Household services | 21,437 | 41.5 | 18,141 | 38.9 | 16,251 | 34.7 |
Business services | 6,147 | 11.9 | 5,095 | 10.9 | 4,921 | 10.5 |
Public administration and safety | 1,725 | 3.3 | 1,556 | 3.3 | 1,492 | 3.2 |
Total Industries | 51,703 | 100.0 | 46,649 | 100.0 | 46,887 | 100.0 |
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. Please refer to specific data notes for more information |