Understanding the economic role of City of Parramatta 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 City of Parramatta'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Parramatta | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 172 | 0.1 | 191 | 0.1 | 110 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 86 | 0.0 | 138 | 0.1 | 126 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 53,768 | 29.1 | 62,371 | 35.6 | 58,996 | 37.9 |
| Household services | 66,919 | 36.2 | 53,823 | 30.7 | 43,412 | 27.9 |
| Business services | 34,314 | 18.6 | 35,924 | 20.5 | 34,280 | 22.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 29,588 | 16.0 | 22,686 | 13.0 | 18,693 | 12.0 |
| Total Industries | 184,846 | 100.0 | 175,134 | 100.0 | 155,617 | 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 | ||||||