Understanding the economic role of Yass Valley 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 Yass Valley'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yass Valley | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 681 | 12.2 | 751 | 16.3 | 670 | 15.5 |
| Mining | 40 | 0.7 | 29 | 0.6 | 11 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 2,324 | 41.7 | 1,432 | 31.1 | 1,540 | 35.6 |
| Household services | 1,747 | 31.3 | 1,727 | 37.5 | 1,454 | 33.6 |
| Business services | 514 | 9.2 | 450 | 9.8 | 449 | 10.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 269 | 4.8 | 219 | 4.7 | 200 | 4.6 |
| Total Industries | 5,575 | 100.0 | 4,607 | 100.0 | 4,324 | 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 | ||||||