Understanding the economic role of City of Wodonga 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 the City of Wodonga'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Wodonga | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 224 | 0.9 | 329 | 1.6 | 166 | 0.8 |
| Mining | 22 | 0.1 | 50 | 0.2 | 42 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 10,186 | 43.1 | 8,913 | 42.4 | 8,772 | 44.3 |
| Household services | 8,562 | 36.2 | 7,120 | 33.9 | 6,139 | 31.0 |
| Business services | 2,061 | 8.7 | 2,145 | 10.2 | 2,153 | 10.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,585 | 10.9 | 2,450 | 11.7 | 2,548 | 12.9 |
| Total Industries | 23,640 | 100.0 | 21,007 | 100.0 | 19,820 | 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 | ||||||