Understanding the economic role of Northern Beaches 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 the Northern Beaches 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Beaches Council area | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 837 | 0.7 | 725 | 0.7 | 290 | 0.3 |
| Mining | 131 | 0.1 | 143 | 0.1 | 87 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 42,961 | 37.7 | 40,884 | 36.9 | 40,238 | 41.8 |
| Household services | 44,576 | 39.1 | 44,356 | 40.1 | 34,405 | 35.8 |
| Business services | 22,538 | 19.8 | 21,462 | 19.4 | 18,340 | 19.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,890 | 2.5 | 3,092 | 2.8 | 2,816 | 2.9 |
| Total Industries | 113,934 | 100.0 | 110,663 | 100.0 | 96,175 | 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 | ||||||