Understanding the economic role of Penrith City 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 Penrith City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 926 | 0.9 | 862 | 1.0 | 598 | 0.9 |
| Mining | 222 | 0.2 | 295 | 0.3 | 318 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 47,167 | 46.4 | 42,057 | 47.6 | 31,357 | 44.6 |
| Household services | 36,339 | 35.7 | 30,981 | 35.1 | 25,637 | 36.5 |
| Business services | 9,460 | 9.3 | 8,379 | 9.5 | 6,911 | 9.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 7,564 | 7.4 | 5,743 | 6.5 | 5,472 | 7.8 |
| Total Industries | 101,678 | 100.0 | 88,318 | 100.0 | 70,293 | 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 | ||||||