Understanding the economic role of Murray 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 Shire of Murray'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shire of Murray | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 311 | 3.5 | 372 | 5.4 | 316 | 4.6 |
| Mining | 918 | 10.4 | 738 | 10.8 | 522 | 7.5 |
| Goods related | 3,886 | 44.0 | 3,216 | 46.9 | 3,868 | 55.7 |
| Household services | 2,402 | 27.2 | 1,795 | 26.2 | 1,461 | 21.0 |
| Business services | 903 | 10.2 | 512 | 7.5 | 590 | 8.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 416 | 4.7 | 228 | 3.3 | 186 | 2.7 |
| Total Industries | 8,837 | 100.0 | 6,861 | 100.0 | 6,943 | 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 | ||||||