Understanding the economic role of Swan Hill Rural 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 Swan Hill'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Hill | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,184 | 19.8 | 2,309 | 22.0 | 1,931 | 19.5 |
| Mining | 13 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 3,819 | 34.6 | 3,650 | 34.9 | 3,664 | 36.9 |
| Household services | 3,566 | 32.3 | 3,195 | 30.5 | 2,948 | 29.7 |
| Business services | 990 | 9.0 | 850 | 8.1 | 892 | 9.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 465 | 4.2 | 451 | 4.3 | 472 | 4.8 |
| Total Industries | 11,038 | 100.0 | 10,474 | 100.0 | 9,924 | 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 | ||||||