Understanding the economic role of Blacktown 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 Blacktown 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktown City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 439 | 0.3 | 420 | 0.3 | 415 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 152 | 0.1 | 244 | 0.2 | 80 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 80,287 | 53.2 | 75,722 | 56.0 | 64,376 | 58.6 |
| Household services | 49,507 | 32.8 | 39,920 | 29.5 | 31,099 | 28.3 |
| Business services | 14,870 | 9.8 | 13,523 | 10.0 | 9,436 | 8.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 5,785 | 3.8 | 5,494 | 4.1 | 4,421 | 4.0 |
| Total Industries | 151,039 | 100.0 | 135,322 | 100.0 | 109,828 | 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 | ||||||