Understanding the economic role of Cardinia Shire 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 Cardinia Shire'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinia Shire | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,835 | 4.7 | 1,897 | 6.7 | 1,511 | 6.8 |
| Mining | 337 | 0.9 | 243 | 0.9 | 107 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 16,395 | 42.0 | 12,482 | 43.9 | 10,192 | 46.1 |
| Household services | 15,118 | 38.7 | 10,149 | 35.7 | 7,185 | 32.5 |
| Business services | 4,105 | 10.5 | 2,984 | 10.5 | 2,486 | 11.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,263 | 3.2 | 693 | 2.4 | 634 | 2.9 |
| Total Industries | 39,053 | 100.0 | 28,448 | 100.0 | 22,115 | 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 | ||||||