Understanding the economic role of Sutherland Shire 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 Sutherland Shire'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherland Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 147 | 0.2 | 188 | 0.2 | 112 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 126 | 0.1 | 75 | 0.1 | 57 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 33,175 | 39.0 | 32,793 | 40.2 | 29,906 | 41.6 |
| Household services | 34,822 | 40.9 | 32,759 | 40.1 | 27,832 | 38.7 |
| Business services | 14,040 | 16.5 | 13,018 | 16.0 | 11,352 | 15.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,858 | 3.4 | 2,769 | 3.4 | 2,684 | 3.7 |
| Total Industries | 85,169 | 100.0 | 81,603 | 100.0 | 71,944 | 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 | ||||||