Understanding the economic role of Shoalhaven 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 Shoalhaven 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoalhaven City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 842 | 1.7 | 872 | 2.1 | 865 | 2.4 |
| Mining | 86 | 0.2 | 99 | 0.2 | 66 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 18,053 | 37.4 | 15,547 | 37.3 | 13,014 | 36.6 |
| Household services | 19,231 | 39.9 | 16,464 | 39.5 | 13,630 | 38.3 |
| Business services | 5,431 | 11.3 | 4,752 | 11.4 | 4,298 | 12.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 4,594 | 9.5 | 3,991 | 9.6 | 3,677 | 10.3 |
| Total Industries | 48,237 | 100.0 | 41,726 | 100.0 | 35,550 | 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 | ||||||