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 | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,338 | 3.3 | 1,244 | 3.6 | 1,125 | 3.4 |
| Mining | 102 | 0.3 | 48 | 0.1 | 63 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 13,937 | 34.7 | 11,908 | 34.8 | 12,300 | 37.3 |
| Household services | 16,683 | 41.5 | 13,577 | 39.7 | 11,970 | 36.3 |
| Business services | 4,033 | 10.0 | 3,808 | 11.1 | 3,632 | 11.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 4,078 | 10.2 | 3,640 | 10.6 | 3,861 | 11.7 |
| Total Industries | 40,170 | 100.0 | 34,225 | 100.0 | 32,950 | 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 | ||||||