Understanding the economic role of Willoughby 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 Willoughby 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willoughby City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 156 | 0.2 | 132 | 0.2 | 56 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 144 | 0.2 | 215 | 0.3 | 291 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 19,349 | 26.9 | 20,840 | 28.5 | 22,221 | 34.9 |
| Household services | 27,837 | 38.8 | 25,437 | 34.8 | 18,603 | 29.2 |
| Business services | 20,610 | 28.7 | 23,227 | 31.8 | 20,540 | 32.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,738 | 5.2 | 3,294 | 4.5 | 1,954 | 3.1 |
| Total Industries | 71,834 | 100.0 | 73,146 | 100.0 | 63,665 | 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 | ||||||