Understanding the economic role of Snowy Monaro Regional 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 Snowy Monaro Regional Council area'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Monaro Regional Council area | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 983 | 7.6 | 1,188 | 10.6 | 1,158 | 11.2 |
| Mining | 43 | 0.3 | 41 | 0.4 | 24 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 4,501 | 34.6 | 3,235 | 29.0 | 2,804 | 27.1 |
| Household services | 5,468 | 42.1 | 4,955 | 44.4 | 4,642 | 44.8 |
| Business services | 1,206 | 9.3 | 1,100 | 9.9 | 1,070 | 10.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 793 | 6.1 | 643 | 5.8 | 666 | 6.4 |
| Total Industries | 12,994 | 100.0 | 11,161 | 100.0 | 10,364 | 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 | ||||||