Understanding the economic role of Camden 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 Camden Council area'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Council area | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 725 | 1.4 | 487 | 1.4 | 423 | 1.9 |
| Mining | 76 | 0.2 | 73 | 0.2 | 35 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 24,347 | 48.2 | 17,462 | 50.3 | 11,337 | 50.4 |
| Household services | 18,577 | 36.7 | 11,837 | 34.1 | 7,537 | 33.5 |
| Business services | 5,313 | 10.5 | 3,824 | 11.0 | 2,463 | 11.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,525 | 3.0 | 1,052 | 3.0 | 678 | 3.0 |
| Total Industries | 50,562 | 100.0 | 34,734 | 100.0 | 22,472 | 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 | ||||||