Understanding the economic role of Wollongong 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 Wollongong 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 193 | 0.2 | 288 | 0.3 | 179 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 1,764 | 1.7 | 1,640 | 1.7 | 2,282 | 2.5 |
| Goods related | 35,550 | 34.5 | 33,509 | 35.2 | 34,330 | 38.3 |
| Household services | 44,831 | 43.5 | 40,155 | 42.2 | 34,382 | 38.3 |
| Business services | 14,536 | 14.1 | 14,133 | 14.8 | 13,425 | 15.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 6,082 | 5.9 | 5,467 | 5.7 | 5,120 | 5.7 |
| Total Industries | 102,957 | 100.0 | 95,192 | 100.0 | 89,718 | 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 | ||||||