Understanding the economic role of Wagga Wagga City 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 Wagga Wagga City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagga Wagga City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,244 | 3.1 | 1,227 | 3.4 | 1,125 | 3.4 |
| Mining | 92 | 0.2 | 100 | 0.3 | 63 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 13,384 | 33.9 | 12,645 | 34.8 | 12,295 | 37.3 |
| Household services | 16,824 | 42.6 | 14,634 | 40.3 | 11,974 | 36.3 |
| Business services | 3,829 | 9.7 | 3,862 | 10.6 | 3,633 | 11.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 4,158 | 10.5 | 3,820 | 10.5 | 3,862 | 11.7 |
| Total Industries | 39,530 | 100.0 | 36,288 | 100.0 | 32,953 | 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 | ||||||