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 | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,207 | 3.5 | 1,603 | 4.7 | 1,182 | 3.6 |
| Mining | 21 | 0.1 | 28 | 0.1 | 46 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 11,978 | 35.1 | 12,178 | 35.7 | 12,251 | 37.4 |
| Household services | 13,532 | 39.6 | 12,856 | 37.7 | 11,686 | 35.7 |
| Business services | 3,648 | 10.7 | 3,664 | 10.7 | 3,846 | 11.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,775 | 11.0 | 3,787 | 11.1 | 3,763 | 11.5 |
| Total Industries | 34,160 | 100.0 | 34,116 | 100.0 | 32,774 | 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 2018-19 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 | ||||||