City of Ballarat

Industry composition

In 2023, the Household services sector accounted for 45.3% of employment in City of Ballarat. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (39.5% in 2012)

Understanding the economic role of City of Ballarat 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 Ballarat'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.

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Employment composition
City of Ballarat202320172012
Industrynumber%. number%. number%.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing8331.38981.75811.2
Mining6881.15991.14020.9
Goods related21,72335.018,85936.118,69939.9
Household services28,11045.322,95143.918,51539.5
Business services7,32611.86,38012.26,09013.0
Public administration and safety3,3255.42,6005.02,6165.6
Total Industries62,005100.052,289100.046,904100.0

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. 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.

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City of Ballarat

economic profile