In 2019, the Household services sector accounted for 38.6% of employment in Wagga Wagga City. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (35.3% in 2009)
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 | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,062 | 3.0 | 1,219 | 3.6 | 1,237 | 3.8 |
| Mining | 60 | 0.2 | 39 | 0.1 | 50 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 12,543 | 35.8 | 12,744 | 37.8 | 12,234 | 38.0 |
| Household services | 13,508 | 38.6 | 12,312 | 36.6 | 11,371 | 35.3 |
| Business services | 3,430 | 9.8 | 3,574 | 10.6 | 3,652 | 11.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 4,430 | 12.6 | 3,783 | 11.2 | 3,681 | 11.4 |
| Total Industries | 35,034 | 100.0 | 33,672 | 100.0 | 32,224 | 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 | ||||||