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NSW Regional Economic Strategy Library
Last checked: 10 November 2026. Project status, procurement routes, grant dates and program eligibility can change. Confirm current information with the responsible organisation before acting.
Search all 38 Functional Economic Regions. Each editorial summary is drawn from the official 2023 Regional Economic Development Strategy update; the linked government document remains authoritative.
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Albury-Wodonga
Economic focus: Agriculture, manufacturing, forestry, healthcare, tourism, transport and logistics.
Constraints and priorities: Workforce and housing constraints, cross-border coordination, land-use pressure and recovery from major shocks.
Bathurst and Oberon
Economic focus: Agriculture, forestry, healthcare, education and training, manufacturing and tourism.
Constraints and priorities: Housing availability, enabling infrastructure, services and stronger regional resilience.
Castlereagh
Economic focus: Agriculture, tourism and healthcare, with transport and renewable-energy opportunities.
Constraints and priorities: Sustainable growth, workforce shortages, housing supply and enabling infrastructure.
Central Coast and Lake Macquarie
Economic focus: Tourism, health, construction, manufacturing, education and professional services.
Constraints and priorities: Strategic collaboration, Aboriginal economic development and converting major projects into lasting local benefits.
Central Orana
Economic focus: Agriculture, mining, manufacturing, transport and tourism.
Constraints and priorities: Housing supply, liveability, workforce capacity and managing major-project growth sustainably.
Clarence Valley
Economic focus: Tourism, healthcare and social assistance, agriculture, manufacturing and construction.
Constraints and priorities: Housing and workforce constraints, visitor-economy growth, resilience and Aboriginal economic participation.
Coffs Coast
Economic focus: Agriculture, tourism, health, education and construction.
Constraints and priorities: Skills alignment, resilience and maximising local benefits from major-project investment.
Cowra Shire
Economic focus: Agriculture, manufacturing, food production, transport and tourism.
Constraints and priorities: Housing supply, equitable growth and matching training with local employment needs.
Eastern Riverina
Economic focus: Public administration and safety, agriculture, manufacturing, freight and tourism.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, population growth, workforce capacity and sustainable tourism and renewable-energy development.
Far South Coast
Economic focus: Tourism, agriculture, forestry and fishing, healthcare and manufacturing.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, workforce skills, disaster resilience and converting major projects into durable local value.
Far West
Economic focus: Energy, health, mining, agriculture, tourism and public services.
Constraints and priorities: Housing and land supply, collaboration, workforce capacity and long-distance service delivery.
Hastings Macleay
Economic focus: Tourism, agriculture, construction, health and regional services.
Constraints and priorities: Infrastructure and community resilience, skills, land utilisation and recovery from fires and floods.
Hunter
Economic focus: Mining and energy, manufacturing, defence, health, education, tourism and port-related industries.
Constraints and priorities: Economic diversification, population growth, amenity, workforce transition and leveraging established industrial assets.
Kiama
Economic focus: Tourism, arts and recreation, construction, agriculture and population services.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, visitor-economy growth, land accessibility and managing population growth sustainably.
Lithgow
Economic focus: Mining and energy, manufacturing, construction, tourism and public services.
Constraints and priorities: Economic diversification, land activation, workforce transition and recovery from major shocks.
Lower North West
Economic focus: Agriculture, transport, manufacturing, mining services and health.
Constraints and priorities: Housing availability, water security, skills shortages and workforce attraction.
MidCoast
Economic focus: Agriculture and food manufacturing, energy, tourism, healthcare and construction.
Constraints and priorities: Sustainable population growth, local skills capacity, housing and climate resilience.
Mid-Lachlan
Economic focus: Agriculture, mining, manufacturing, transport and renewable-energy activity.
Constraints and priorities: Long-term planning, economic resilience, infrastructure and supply-chain constraints.
Mid-Western
Economic focus: Mining, agriculture, tourism, manufacturing and renewable energy.
Constraints and priorities: Housing shortages, skilled labour supply, land and infrastructure capacity, and diversification.
Murray
Economic focus: Agriculture and food manufacturing, transport, tourism, construction and circular-economy activity.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, infrastructure capacity, water and workforce constraints, and enabling emerging industries.
Nambucca
Economic focus: Agriculture, construction, healthcare, tourism, forestry and food production.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, sustainable population growth, workforce capacity and supporting tourism and construction.
Northern New England High Country
Economic focus: Public administration, agriculture, tourism, education and renewable energy.
Constraints and priorities: Workforce constraints, housing, collaboration and converting major investment into sustainable growth.
Northern Rivers
Economic focus: Agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, healthcare, construction and creative industries.
Constraints and priorities: Flood recovery, resilience, housing and sustainable population and industry growth.
Orange, Blayney and Cabonne
Economic focus: Agriculture, healthcare, mining, manufacturing, food and wine, and tourism.
Constraints and priorities: Infrastructure investment, housing, workforce and sharing the benefits of growth across the region.
Queanbeyan-Palerang
Economic focus: Construction, manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, public administration and professional services.
Constraints and priorities: Housing supply, skilled workforce development and coordination across levels of government.
Shellharbour
Economic focus: Tourism, education and training, retail, construction, health and aviation-linked activity.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, workforce development and stronger inter-regional collaboration.
Shoalhaven
Economic focus: Healthcare, defence, construction, tourism, manufacturing and education.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, workforce skills, resilience and growth in defence, manufacturing, health and education.
Snowy Monaro
Economic focus: Tourism, agriculture, energy, construction and public services.
Constraints and priorities: Housing affordability, resilience, workforce capacity and leveraging major projects sustainably.
Snowy Valleys
Economic focus: Forestry, manufacturing, tourism, farming, energy and construction.
Constraints and priorities: Workforce skills, housing, visitor-economy growth and resilience after major shocks.
South West Slopes
Economic focus: Agriculture, tourism, mining, energy generation and transport.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, resilience, workforce capacity and securing long-term community benefits from major projects.
Southern New England High Country
Economic focus: Agriculture, horticulture, tertiary education, tourism and renewable energy.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, workforce capacity and sustainable population, tourism and energy growth.
Southern Tablelands
Economic focus: Agriculture, tourism, healthcare, construction, transport and renewable energy.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, liveability, connectivity, workforce and long-term benefits from major projects.
Tweed Shire
Economic focus: Tourism, healthcare, agriculture, construction, creative activity and regional services.
Constraints and priorities: Climate and economic resilience, housing affordability and cross-border integration.
Upper North West
Economic focus: Agriculture, mining, manufacturing, transport and emerging electricity supply.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, resilience, workforce capacity and securing local value from major projects.
Western Murray
Economic focus: Agriculture, construction, mining, transport and renewable-energy activity.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, resilience, workforce and leveraging major projects for sustainable growth.
Western Plains
Economic focus: Agriculture, mining, tourism, energy supply, transport and public services.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, infrastructure, service provision, workforce and regional resilience.
Western Riverina
Economic focus: Agriculture, food processing, electricity and renewables, transport and manufacturing.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, infrastructure capacity, workforce, water and regional resilience.
Wingecarribee
Economic focus: Agriculture, healthcare, tourism, manufacturing, construction and professional services.
Constraints and priorities: Housing, resilience and stronger collaboration between government and industry.
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How to use a regional strategy
- Read the current economic snapshot and note its reporting period.
- Separate established engine industries from emerging opportunities.
- Review the stated constraints, enabling infrastructure and workforce issues.
- Trace a proposed opportunity to a customer, procurement route and funded need.
- Confirm developments through current planning, project-owner and tender sources.