Understanding the economic role of Greater Sydney 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 Greater Sydney'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 11,809 | 0.4 | 10,484 | 0.4 | 7,392 | 0.3 |
| Mining | 6,852 | 0.2 | 7,387 | 0.3 | 6,195 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 938,247 | 33.1 | 935,195 | 35.3 | 851,418 | 37.5 |
| Household services | 916,168 | 32.3 | 830,583 | 31.4 | 679,684 | 29.9 |
| Business services | 784,536 | 27.7 | 716,069 | 27.0 | 592,920 | 26.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 175,424 | 6.2 | 147,852 | 5.6 | 132,054 | 5.8 |
| Total Industries | 2,833,037 | 100.0 | 2,647,570 | 100.0 | 2,269,664 | 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 | ||||||