Understanding the economic role of Strathfield 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 Strathfield 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathfield Council area | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 162 | 0.7 | 191 | 0.7 | 71 | 0.3 |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goods related | 12,855 | 55.1 | 17,912 | 63.3 | 17,308 | 65.4 |
| Household services | 5,702 | 24.4 | 5,509 | 19.5 | 5,189 | 19.6 |
| Business services | 3,580 | 15.3 | 3,880 | 13.7 | 3,379 | 12.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,050 | 4.5 | 816 | 2.9 | 511 | 1.9 |
| Total Industries | 23,349 | 100.0 | 28,308 | 100.0 | 26,458 | 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 | ||||||