Understanding the economic role of Lithgow City 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 Lithgow City Council '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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithgow City Council | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 217 | 2.4 | 241 | 2.8 | 218 | 2.5 |
| Mining | 1,440 | 16.3 | 844 | 9.8 | 1,317 | 14.9 |
| Goods related | 2,757 | 31.1 | 2,974 | 34.7 | 3,051 | 34.6 |
| Household services | 2,669 | 30.1 | 2,693 | 31.4 | 2,619 | 29.7 |
| Business services | 821 | 9.3 | 834 | 9.7 | 797 | 9.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 951 | 10.7 | 991 | 11.6 | 827 | 9.4 |
| Total Industries | 8,855 | 100.0 | 8,578 | 100.0 | 8,830 | 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 | ||||||