In 2019, the Household services sector accounted for 47.0% of employment in Woollahra Municipal Council area. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (39.1% 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 Woollahra Municipal 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 | ||||||
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Woollahra Municipal Council area | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 69 | 0.3 | 118 | 0.5 | 68 | 0.3 |
Mining | 19 | 0.1 | 31 | 0.1 | 35 | 0.2 |
Goods related | 6,709 | 26.4 | 6,166 | 27.3 | 6,439 | 30.5 |
Household services | 11,937 | 47.0 | 9,613 | 42.6 | 8,255 | 39.1 |
Business services | 5,549 | 21.9 | 5,355 | 23.7 | 5,071 | 24.0 |
Public administration and safety | 1,098 | 4.3 | 1,294 | 5.7 | 1,254 | 5.9 |
Total Industries | 25,381 | 100.0 | 22,578 | 100.0 | 21,122 | 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 |