Understanding the economic role of Cowra Shire 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 Cowra 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowra Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 763 | 13.4 | 833 | 15.6 | 834 | 16.4 |
| Mining | 15 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 2,049 | 36.1 | 1,955 | 36.5 | 1,937 | 38.1 |
| Household services | 2,041 | 35.9 | 1,894 | 35.4 | 1,647 | 32.4 |
| Business services | 443 | 7.8 | 391 | 7.3 | 399 | 7.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 370 | 6.5 | 271 | 5.1 | 242 | 4.8 |
| Total Industries | 5,680 | 100.0 | 5,353 | 100.0 | 5,078 | 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 | ||||||