In 2019, the Household services sector accounted for 33.3% of employment in Willoughby City. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (26.8% in 2009)
Understanding the economic role of Willoughby 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 Willoughby 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willoughby City | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 62 | 0.1 | 82 | 0.1 | 94 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 159 | 0.2 | 267 | 0.4 | 202 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 24,139 | 32.6 | 23,184 | 34.3 | 23,823 | 36.4 |
| Household services | 24,622 | 33.3 | 20,719 | 30.7 | 17,507 | 26.8 |
| Business services | 22,326 | 30.1 | 21,036 | 31.1 | 21,696 | 33.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,741 | 3.7 | 2,289 | 3.4 | 2,113 | 3.2 |
| Total Industries | 74,049 | 100.0 | 67,578 | 100.0 | 65,435 | 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 | ||||||