Understanding the economic role of The Hills 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 The Hills 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hills Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 642 | 0.7 | 689 | 0.9 | 619 | 0.9 |
| Mining | 316 | 0.3 | 329 | 0.4 | 94 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 37,091 | 40.3 | 35,490 | 43.8 | 30,465 | 46.4 |
| Household services | 35,247 | 38.3 | 27,136 | 33.5 | 19,110 | 29.1 |
| Business services | 16,963 | 18.4 | 15,786 | 19.5 | 13,907 | 21.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,720 | 1.9 | 1,557 | 1.9 | 1,425 | 2.2 |
| Total Industries | 91,980 | 100.0 | 80,987 | 100.0 | 65,620 | 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 | ||||||