Understanding the economic role of Broken Hill City 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 Broken Hill 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 46 | 0.6 | 111 | 1.4 | 72 | 1.0 |
| Mining | 984 | 12.5 | 919 | 11.7 | 839 | 11.1 |
| Goods related | 2,300 | 29.2 | 2,307 | 29.3 | 2,446 | 32.3 |
| Household services | 3,463 | 44.0 | 3,309 | 42.0 | 2,955 | 39.0 |
| Business services | 622 | 7.9 | 660 | 8.4 | 678 | 9.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 463 | 5.9 | 573 | 7.3 | 577 | 7.6 |
| Total Industries | 7,878 | 100.0 | 7,879 | 100.0 | 7,568 | 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 | ||||||