Understanding the economic role of Murweh 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 Murweh 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murweh Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 268 | 13.5 | 364 | 17.5 | 416 | 16.3 |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goods related | 616 | 31.1 | 658 | 31.7 | 989 | 38.8 |
| Household services | 728 | 36.7 | 723 | 34.7 | 732 | 28.7 |
| Business services | 138 | 7.0 | 121 | 5.8 | 162 | 6.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 231 | 11.6 | 213 | 10.3 | 249 | 9.8 |
| Total Industries | 1,981 | 100.0 | 2,080 | 100.0 | 2,549 | 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 | ||||||