City of Boroondara
Industry composition
In 2017, the Household services sector accounted for 42.5% of employment in the City of Boroondara. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (36.5% in 2007)
Understanding the economic role of the City of Boroondara 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 the City of Boroondara'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Boroondara | 2017 | 2012 | 2007 | |||||
| Industry | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Household services | 36,114 | 42.5 | 30,360 | 38.7 | 26,634 | 36.5 | 23300 | 9480.1683 |
| Goods related | 24,070 | 28.4 | 24,242 | 30.9 | 22,750 | 31.2 | 23200 | 1319.5990 |
| Business services | 22,110 | 26.0 | 21,891 | 27.9 | 20,657 | 28.3 | 23400 | 1453.1045 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,154 | 2.5 | 1,683 | 2.1 | 2,646 | 3.6 | 23500 | -492.3895 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 324 | 0.4 | 192 | 0.2 | 157 | 0.2 | 23000 | 167.5816 |
| Mining | 104 | 0.1 | 181 | 0.2 | 47 | 0.1 | 23100 | 57.0884 |
| Total Industries | 84,875 | 100.0 | 78,549 | 100.0 | 72,890 | 100.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2016. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Data are based on a 2015-16 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