In 2019, the Household services sector accounted for 41.3% of employment in Waverley Council area. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (40.8% in 2009)
Understanding the economic role of Sydney Eastern Suburbs 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 Waverley 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.
Current area:

Employment composition | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waverley Council area | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 21 | 0.1 | 54 | 0.2 | 48 | 0.2 |
Mining | 27 | 0.1 | 38 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.0 |
Goods related | 10,455 | 34.7 | 7,995 | 30.2 | 7,593 | 31.9 |
Household services | 12,448 | 41.3 | 11,524 | 43.5 | 9,709 | 40.8 |
Business services | 5,993 | 19.9 | 5,768 | 21.8 | 5,292 | 22.2 |
Public administration and safety | 1,181 | 3.9 | 1,093 | 4.1 | 1,158 | 4.9 |
Total Industries | 30,124 | 100.0 | 26,472 | 100.0 | 23,809 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions. Data are based on a 2016-17 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 |