Understanding the economic role of Ku-ring-gai 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 Ku-ring-gai 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 | ||||||
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Ku-ring-gai Council area | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 83 | 0.2 | 115 | 0.3 | 110 | 0.3 |
Mining | 149 | 0.4 | 80 | 0.2 | 32 | 0.1 |
Goods related | 7,429 | 19.7 | 7,496 | 21.2 | 9,086 | 26.0 |
Household services | 22,125 | 58.7 | 19,255 | 54.4 | 16,596 | 47.4 |
Business services | 7,108 | 18.8 | 7,563 | 21.4 | 8,128 | 23.2 |
Public administration and safety | 815 | 2.2 | 886 | 2.5 | 1,052 | 3.0 |
Total Industries | 37,708 | 100.0 | 35,395 | 100.0 | 35,004 | 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 |