City of Boroondara
Industry composition
In 2018, the Household services sector accounted for 44.0% of employment in the City of Boroondara. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (37.1% 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 | 2018 | 2013 | 2008 | |||||
| Industry | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Household services | 38,309 | 44.0 | 31,322 | 39.5 | 27,890 | 37.1 | 23300 | 10419.3718 |
| Goods related | 24,390 | 28.0 | 24,096 | 30.4 | 23,194 | 30.9 | 23200 | 1195.9945 |
| Business services | 21,879 | 25.1 | 21,868 | 27.5 | 21,346 | 28.4 | 23400 | 533.2064 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,209 | 2.5 | 1,777 | 2.2 | 2,483 | 3.3 | 23500 | -273.7826 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 265 | 0.3 | 169 | 0.2 | 140 | 0.2 | 23000 | 124.8934 |
| Mining | 113 | 0.1 | 151 | 0.2 | 62 | 0.1 | 23100 | 50.7580 |
| Total Industries | 87,164 | 100.0 | 79,383 | 100.0 | 75,114 | 100.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2018. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Data are based on a 2016-17 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