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 | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 965 | 2.0 | 871 | 2.2 | 865 | 2.4 |
| Mining | 75 | 0.2 | 117 | 0.3 | 67 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 18,285 | 37.2 | 14,003 | 36.0 | 13,011 | 36.6 |
| Household services | 19,664 | 40.0 | 15,395 | 39.5 | 13,630 | 38.3 |
| Business services | 5,564 | 11.3 | 4,802 | 12.3 | 4,299 | 12.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 4,612 | 9.4 | 3,744 | 9.6 | 3,677 | 10.3 |
| Total Industries | 49,164 | 100.0 | 38,932 | 100.0 | 35,549 | 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 | ||||||