Understanding the economic role of Lithgow City 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 Lithgow City Council '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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithgow City Council | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 348 | 4.0 | 241 | 2.8 | 221 | 2.4 |
| Mining | 967 | 11.1 | 1,037 | 12.1 | 1,256 | 13.9 |
| Goods related | 2,859 | 32.9 | 2,751 | 32.2 | 3,291 | 36.4 |
| Household services | 2,851 | 32.8 | 2,690 | 31.5 | 2,616 | 28.9 |
| Business services | 727 | 8.4 | 854 | 10.0 | 846 | 9.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 933 | 10.7 | 974 | 11.4 | 807 | 8.9 |
| Total Industries | 8,687 | 100.0 | 8,548 | 100.0 | 9,036 | 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 | ||||||