Understanding the economic role of Wollondilly 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 Wollondilly Shire'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollondilly Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,420 | 8.0 | 728 | 5.1 | 596 | 4.8 |
| Mining | 1,532 | 8.6 | 1,802 | 12.6 | 1,851 | 14.8 |
| Goods related | 7,867 | 44.3 | 5,783 | 40.6 | 5,489 | 44.0 |
| Household services | 4,703 | 26.5 | 3,958 | 27.8 | 2,983 | 23.9 |
| Business services | 1,618 | 9.1 | 1,455 | 10.2 | 1,150 | 9.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 634 | 3.6 | 534 | 3.7 | 402 | 3.2 |
| Total Industries | 17,774 | 100.0 | 14,260 | 100.0 | 12,471 | 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 | ||||||