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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ku-ring-gai Council area | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 90 | 0.2 | 122 | 0.3 | 106 | 0.3 |
| Mining | 59 | 0.2 | 86 | 0.2 | 54 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 8,678 | 22.3 | 7,748 | 22.1 | 8,723 | 25.0 |
| Household services | 20,212 | 52.0 | 18,667 | 53.3 | 16,887 | 48.4 |
| Business services | 8,958 | 23.0 | 7,573 | 21.6 | 8,045 | 23.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 900 | 2.3 | 823 | 2.4 | 1,054 | 3.0 |
| Total Industries | 38,896 | 100.0 | 35,019 | 100.0 | 34,869 | 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 | ||||||