Understanding the economic role of Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils 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 NSROC Region'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSROC Region | 2022 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,079 | 0.3 | 1,273 | 0.3 | 983 | 0.3 |
| Mining | 1,067 | 0.3 | 1,004 | 0.3 | 993 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 108,548 | 27.6 | 111,776 | 29.3 | 110,035 | 30.9 |
| Household services | 130,926 | 33.3 | 127,809 | 33.5 | 110,501 | 31.0 |
| Business services | 136,856 | 34.8 | 126,860 | 33.3 | 121,596 | 34.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 14,531 | 3.7 | 12,566 | 3.3 | 12,034 | 3.4 |
| Total Industries | 393,006 | 100.0 | 381,288 | 100.0 | 356,142 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2022. ©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 | ||||||