Understanding the economic role of Georges River Council 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 Georges River Council area'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georges River Council area | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 69 | 0.1 | 41 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 29 | 0.1 | 41 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 12,710 | 26.2 | 14,049 | 28.6 | 14,147 | 31.2 |
| Household services | 24,351 | 50.2 | 22,619 | 46.1 | 19,810 | 43.8 |
| Business services | 9,527 | 19.6 | 10,113 | 20.6 | 8,412 | 18.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,816 | 3.7 | 2,234 | 4.6 | 2,844 | 6.3 |
| Total Industries | 48,502 | 100.0 | 49,098 | 100.0 | 45,277 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©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 | ||||||