In 2019, the Household services sector accounted for 46.3% of employment in Hornsby Shire. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (40.9% in 2009)
Understanding the economic role of Hornsby Shire 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 Hornsby Shire'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornsby Shire | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 598 | 1.2 | 600 | 1.2 | 551 | 1.2 |
| Mining | 5 | 0.0 | 27 | 0.1 | 26 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 17,503 | 34.5 | 17,032 | 35.5 | 18,521 | 39.5 |
| Household services | 23,460 | 46.3 | 21,574 | 44.9 | 19,177 | 40.9 |
| Business services | 7,642 | 15.1 | 7,386 | 15.4 | 7,169 | 15.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,453 | 2.9 | 1,395 | 2.9 | 1,436 | 3.1 |
| Total Industries | 50,661 | 100.0 | 48,013 | 100.0 | 46,880 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions. Data are based on a 2016-17 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 | ||||||