Understanding the economic role of Shoalhaven 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 Shoalhaven City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoalhaven City | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,158 | 2.9 | 867 | 2.2 | 1,144 | 3.2 |
| Mining | 252 | 0.6 | 102 | 0.3 | 59 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 15,906 | 39.2 | 14,132 | 35.7 | 13,329 | 37.1 |
| Household services | 15,020 | 37.0 | 15,537 | 39.2 | 13,429 | 37.4 |
| Business services | 4,638 | 11.4 | 5,078 | 12.8 | 4,370 | 12.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,608 | 8.9 | 3,910 | 9.9 | 3,592 | 10.0 |
| Total Industries | 40,582 | 100.0 | 39,626 | 100.0 | 35,923 | 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 | ||||||