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.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Sydney Council area | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 148 | 0.1 | 169 | 0.2 | 87 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 513 | 0.5 | 499 | 0.5 | 577 | 0.7 |
| Goods related | 18,676 | 17.8 | 19,131 | 20.1 | 15,727 | 18.6 |
| Household services | 17,931 | 17.1 | 18,492 | 19.5 | 16,910 | 20.0 |
| Business services | 64,213 | 61.3 | 53,605 | 56.4 | 47,720 | 56.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,265 | 3.1 | 3,137 | 3.3 | 3,510 | 4.2 |
| Total Industries | 104,745 | 100.0 | 95,033 | 100.0 | 84,531 | 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 | ||||||