Understanding the economic role of Hawkesbury City 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 Hawkesbury City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkesbury City | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,559 | 5.0 | 1,271 | 4.6 | 1,219 | 4.5 |
| Mining | 47 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 13,521 | 43.0 | 11,454 | 41.2 | 11,144 | 41.5 |
| Household services | 11,255 | 35.8 | 9,757 | 35.1 | 8,707 | 32.4 |
| Business services | 2,759 | 8.8 | 2,987 | 10.8 | 2,756 | 10.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,284 | 7.3 | 2,260 | 8.1 | 2,989 | 11.1 |
| Total Industries | 31,424 | 100.0 | 27,768 | 100.0 | 26,839 | 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 | ||||||