Understanding the economic role of Kiama Municipal 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 Kiama Municipality'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiama Municipality | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 216 | 2.9 | 209 | 3.3 | 219 | 3.7 |
| Mining | 6 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 2,210 | 29.8 | 2,031 | 32.0 | 1,826 | 30.6 |
| Household services | 3,336 | 45.0 | 2,797 | 44.0 | 2,708 | 45.4 |
| Business services | 1,170 | 15.8 | 977 | 15.4 | 894 | 15.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 474 | 6.4 | 342 | 5.4 | 309 | 5.2 |
| Total Industries | 7,413 | 100.0 | 6,358 | 100.0 | 5,961 | 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 | ||||||