Understanding the economic role of Riverina and Murray Joint Organisation 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 Riverina and Murray 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.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverina and Murray Region | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 8,440 | 10.0 | 8,599 | 11.2 | 8,074 | 11.5 |
| Mining | 482 | 0.6 | 347 | 0.5 | 345 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 32,537 | 38.7 | 29,003 | 37.7 | 28,483 | 40.5 |
| Household services | 30,395 | 36.2 | 27,260 | 35.4 | 22,302 | 31.7 |
| Business services | 7,364 | 8.8 | 7,437 | 9.7 | 6,761 | 9.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 4,802 | 5.7 | 4,326 | 5.6 | 4,344 | 6.2 |
| Total Industries | 84,020 | 100.0 | 76,972 | 100.0 | 70,309 | 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 | ||||||