Understanding the economic role of Northern Beaches 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 the Northern Beaches 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Beaches Council area | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 773 | 0.7 | 628 | 0.6 | 286 | 0.3 |
| Mining | 142 | 0.1 | 108 | 0.1 | 83 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 44,824 | 38.4 | 39,783 | 37.9 | 40,230 | 41.8 |
| Household services | 44,804 | 38.4 | 41,070 | 39.1 | 34,410 | 35.8 |
| Business services | 23,230 | 19.9 | 20,505 | 19.5 | 18,343 | 19.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,898 | 2.5 | 2,859 | 2.7 | 2,816 | 2.9 |
| Total Industries | 116,671 | 100.0 | 104,953 | 100.0 | 96,168 | 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 | ||||||