Understanding the economic role of Hay 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 Hay Shire Council'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay Shire Council | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 332 | 23.3 | 406 | 27.8 | 345 | 23.5 |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goods related | 483 | 34.0 | 419 | 28.7 | 435 | 29.7 |
| Household services | 379 | 26.7 | 393 | 26.9 | 446 | 30.4 |
| Business services | 109 | 7.7 | 128 | 8.8 | 88 | 6.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 118 | 8.3 | 113 | 7.8 | 151 | 10.3 |
| Total Industries | 1,421 | 100.0 | 1,459 | 100.0 | 1,465 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. 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 | ||||||