Understanding the economic role of Wingecarribee 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 Wingecarribee 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingecarribee Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 748 | 3.0 | 757 | 3.3 | 800 | 4.1 |
| Mining | 139 | 0.5 | 163 | 0.7 | 147 | 0.8 |
| Goods related | 10,169 | 40.2 | 8,974 | 39.7 | 7,762 | 40.0 |
| Household services | 9,694 | 38.3 | 8,809 | 38.9 | 7,296 | 37.6 |
| Business services | 3,830 | 15.1 | 3,295 | 14.6 | 2,784 | 14.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 720 | 2.8 | 630 | 2.8 | 603 | 3.1 |
| Total Industries | 25,298 | 100.0 | 22,628 | 100.0 | 19,393 | 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 | ||||||