Understanding the economic role of City of Whitehorse 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 City of Whitehorse'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Whitehorse | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 73 | 0.1 | 93 | 0.1 | 66 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 28 | 0.0 | 25 | 0.0 | 58 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 24,330 | 27.7 | 24,297 | 28.9 | 27,748 | 35.1 |
| Household services | 42,747 | 48.6 | 37,759 | 44.9 | 30,719 | 38.9 |
| Business services | 15,644 | 17.8 | 16,665 | 19.8 | 15,157 | 19.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 5,167 | 5.9 | 5,313 | 6.3 | 5,211 | 6.6 |
| Total Industries | 87,988 | 100.0 | 84,153 | 100.0 | 78,959 | 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 | ||||||