Understanding the economic role of Wingecarribee Shire 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 Wingecarribee Shire'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingecarribee Shire | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 768 | 2.9 | 747 | 3.6 | 799 | 4.1 |
| Mining | 139 | 0.5 | 183 | 0.9 | 147 | 0.8 |
| Goods related | 10,630 | 40.4 | 7,743 | 37.2 | 7,759 | 40.0 |
| Household services | 10,067 | 38.3 | 8,373 | 40.2 | 7,297 | 37.6 |
| Business services | 3,973 | 15.1 | 3,190 | 15.3 | 2,785 | 14.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 725 | 2.8 | 583 | 2.8 | 603 | 3.1 |
| Total Industries | 26,302 | 100.0 | 20,819 | 100.0 | 19,391 | 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 | ||||||