North Sydney Council area

Industry composition

In 2024, the Business services sector accounted for 61.3% of employment in North Sydney Council area. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (56.5% in 2014).

Understanding the economic role of North Sydney 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 North Sydney 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.

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Employment composition
North Sydney Council area202420192014
Industrynumber%. number%. number%.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1480.11690.2870.1
Mining5130.54990.55770.7
Goods related18,67617.819,13120.115,72718.6
Household services17,93117.118,49219.516,91020.0
Business services64,21361.353,60556.447,72056.5
Public administration and safety3,2653.13,1373.33,5104.2
Total Industries104,745100.095,033100.084,531100.0

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

North Sydney Council

economic profile