Understanding the economic role of Wollongong 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 Wollongong 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong City | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 494 | 0.5 | 243 | 0.3 | 322 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 1,442 | 1.5 | 1,586 | 1.7 | 2,077 | 2.3 |
| Goods related | 31,718 | 33.6 | 30,746 | 33.8 | 34,628 | 38.7 |
| Household services | 40,672 | 43.0 | 39,333 | 43.3 | 33,850 | 37.8 |
| Business services | 14,076 | 14.9 | 13,566 | 14.9 | 13,551 | 15.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 6,122 | 6.5 | 5,460 | 6.0 | 5,093 | 5.7 |
| Total Industries | 94,524 | 100.0 | 90,933 | 100.0 | 89,522 | 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 | ||||||