Understanding the economic role of Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils 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 NSROC Region'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSROC Region | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,220 | 0.3 | 1,386 | 0.3 | 886 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 1,063 | 0.3 | 1,014 | 0.3 | 1,080 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 111,938 | 26.6 | 117,531 | 29.3 | 110,355 | 30.9 |
| Household services | 142,456 | 33.9 | 133,038 | 33.2 | 110,685 | 31.0 |
| Business services | 146,025 | 34.8 | 133,420 | 33.3 | 121,780 | 34.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 17,401 | 4.1 | 14,238 | 3.6 | 12,011 | 3.4 |
| Total Industries | 420,104 | 100.0 | 400,626 | 100.0 | 356,798 | 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 | ||||||