Understanding the economic role of Dungog 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 Dungog 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dungog Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 437 | 15.0 | 444 | 17.1 | 463 | 18.4 |
| Mining | 16 | 0.5 | 12 | 0.5 | 17 | 0.7 |
| Goods related | 985 | 33.9 | 788 | 30.4 | 784 | 31.2 |
| Household services | 1,066 | 36.7 | 918 | 35.4 | 845 | 33.6 |
| Business services | 274 | 9.4 | 295 | 11.4 | 278 | 11.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 130 | 4.5 | 136 | 5.3 | 127 | 5.1 |
| Total Industries | 2,908 | 100.0 | 2,593 | 100.0 | 2,514 | 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 | ||||||