In 2019, the Household services sector accounted for 42.9% of employment in City of Boroondara. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (37.8% in 2009)
Understanding the economic role of 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 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 | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 180 | 0.2 | 211 | 0.3 | 139 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 106 | 0.1 | 114 | 0.1 | 87 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 24,027 | 28.5 | 23,758 | 29.9 | 23,065 | 30.7 |
| Household services | 36,123 | 42.9 | 32,105 | 40.4 | 28,417 | 37.8 |
| Business services | 21,709 | 25.8 | 21,470 | 27.0 | 21,193 | 28.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,130 | 2.5 | 1,839 | 2.3 | 2,254 | 3.0 |
| Total Industries | 84,274 | 100.0 | 79,497 | 100.0 | 75,155 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions. 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. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||