Understanding the economic role of Wollondilly Shire 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 Wollondilly 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollondilly Shire | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 918 | 6.2 | 766 | 5.9 | 595 | 4.7 |
| Mining | 2,193 | 14.9 | 1,868 | 14.3 | 1,874 | 15.0 |
| Goods related | 5,565 | 37.8 | 5,125 | 39.3 | 5,513 | 44.0 |
| Household services | 4,361 | 29.6 | 3,545 | 27.2 | 2,989 | 23.9 |
| Business services | 1,223 | 8.3 | 1,289 | 9.9 | 1,148 | 9.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 460 | 3.1 | 445 | 3.4 | 406 | 3.2 |
| Total Industries | 14,719 | 100.0 | 13,037 | 100.0 | 12,524 | 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 | ||||||