Understanding the economic role of Ku-ring-gai 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 Ku-ring-gai 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ku-ring-gai Council area | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 115 | 0.3 | 148 | 0.4 | 106 | 0.3 |
| Mining | 57 | 0.1 | 63 | 0.2 | 54 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 8,235 | 21.4 | 8,246 | 22.3 | 8,725 | 25.0 |
| Household services | 20,278 | 52.7 | 19,257 | 52.1 | 16,887 | 48.4 |
| Business services | 8,865 | 23.0 | 8,347 | 22.6 | 8,044 | 23.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 919 | 2.4 | 927 | 2.5 | 1,054 | 3.0 |
| Total Industries | 38,469 | 100.0 | 36,987 | 100.0 | 34,870 | 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 | ||||||