Understanding the economic role of Eurobodalla 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 Eurobodalla 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurobodalla Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 377 | 2.1 | 554 | 3.6 | 540 | 4.0 |
| Mining | 45 | 0.3 | 29 | 0.2 | 28 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 7,234 | 40.5 | 5,605 | 36.2 | 5,010 | 36.8 |
| Household services | 6,905 | 38.6 | 6,413 | 41.4 | 5,513 | 40.5 |
| Business services | 2,031 | 11.4 | 1,818 | 11.7 | 1,749 | 12.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,282 | 7.2 | 1,074 | 6.9 | 787 | 5.8 |
| Total Industries | 17,874 | 100.0 | 15,494 | 100.0 | 13,626 | 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 | ||||||