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 | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 75 | 0.2 | 125 | 0.3 | 183 | 0.4 |
Mining | 53 | 0.1 | 52 | 0.1 | 87 | 0.2 |
Goods related | 21,181 | 45.3 | 21,387 | 46.3 | 25,579 | 53.3 |
Household services | 18,349 | 39.3 | 18,022 | 39.1 | 15,865 | 33.0 |
Business services | 5,469 | 11.7 | 4,992 | 10.8 | 4,844 | 10.1 |
Public administration and safety | 1,603 | 3.4 | 1,564 | 3.4 | 1,476 | 3.1 |
Total Industries | 46,729 | 100.0 | 46,143 | 100.0 | 48,033 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2018-19 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 |