Understanding the economic role of Wagga Wagga 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 Wagga Wagga 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagga Wagga City | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,105 | 3.2 | 1,584 | 4.7 | 1,262 | 3.9 |
| Mining | 44 | 0.1 | 36 | 0.1 | 46 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 12,292 | 35.7 | 12,603 | 37.0 | 12,411 | 38.5 |
| Household services | 13,599 | 39.5 | 12,384 | 36.4 | 11,243 | 34.9 |
| Business services | 3,639 | 10.6 | 3,605 | 10.6 | 3,589 | 11.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,744 | 10.9 | 3,820 | 11.2 | 3,671 | 11.4 |
| Total Industries | 34,424 | 100.0 | 34,031 | 100.0 | 32,221 | 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 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 | ||||||