Understanding the economic role of Upper Lachlan Shire 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 Upper Lachlan 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Lachlan Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 957 | 31.4 | 1,270 | 41.2 | 1,088 | 40.4 |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 872 | 28.6 | 631 | 20.5 | 623 | 23.2 |
| Household services | 812 | 26.6 | 794 | 25.7 | 679 | 25.2 |
| Business services | 237 | 7.8 | 231 | 7.5 | 174 | 6.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 171 | 5.6 | 157 | 5.1 | 121 | 4.5 |
| Total Industries | 3,049 | 100.0 | 3,082 | 100.0 | 2,692 | 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 | ||||||