Understanding the economic role of Hawkesbury 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 Hawkesbury 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkesbury City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,576 | 4.9 | 1,318 | 4.5 | 1,219 | 4.5 |
| Mining | 42 | 0.1 | 52 | 0.2 | 25 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 14,459 | 44.7 | 12,368 | 42.2 | 11,145 | 41.5 |
| Household services | 11,401 | 35.2 | 10,364 | 35.4 | 8,706 | 32.4 |
| Business services | 2,689 | 8.3 | 3,010 | 10.3 | 2,755 | 10.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,184 | 6.8 | 2,193 | 7.5 | 2,988 | 11.1 |
| Total Industries | 32,351 | 100.0 | 29,304 | 100.0 | 26,838 | 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 | ||||||