Understanding the economic role of Leeton 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 Leeton 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeton Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 581 | 11.5 | 566 | 10.9 | 529 | 10.6 |
| Mining | 50 | 1.0 | 58 | 1.1 | 49 | 1.0 |
| Goods related | 2,118 | 41.9 | 2,315 | 44.6 | 2,468 | 49.4 |
| Household services | 1,649 | 32.6 | 1,541 | 29.7 | 1,322 | 26.4 |
| Business services | 395 | 7.8 | 445 | 8.6 | 372 | 7.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 268 | 5.3 | 264 | 5.1 | 260 | 5.2 |
| Total Industries | 5,061 | 100.0 | 5,189 | 100.0 | 5,000 | 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 | ||||||