Understanding the economic role of City of Brimbank 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 Brimbank'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 Brimbank | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 435 | 0.5 | 335 | 0.4 | 162 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 179 | 0.2 | 141 | 0.2 | 111 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 52,133 | 56.7 | 48,124 | 58.2 | 42,621 | 60.9 |
| Household services | 28,109 | 30.6 | 24,383 | 29.5 | 19,016 | 27.2 |
| Business services | 7,847 | 8.5 | 6,899 | 8.3 | 5,645 | 8.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,226 | 3.5 | 2,872 | 3.5 | 2,408 | 3.4 |
| Total Industries | 91,930 | 100.0 | 82,753 | 100.0 | 69,963 | 100.0 |
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. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||