In 2019, the Goods related sector accounted for 40.7% of employment in City of Darebin. The importance of this sector has declined over the last 10 years (47.1% in 2009)
Understanding the economic role of City of Darebin 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 Darebin'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 Darebin | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 134 | 0.2 | 129 | 0.2 | 78 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 173 | 0.3 | 410 | 0.8 | 283 | 0.6 |
| Goods related | 23,912 | 40.7 | 22,328 | 41.9 | 24,169 | 47.1 |
| Household services | 23,878 | 40.6 | 20,979 | 39.4 | 18,146 | 35.4 |
| Business services | 7,384 | 12.6 | 6,525 | 12.2 | 5,939 | 11.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,277 | 5.6 | 2,920 | 5.5 | 2,648 | 5.2 |
| Total Industries | 58,759 | 100.0 | 53,292 | 100.0 | 51,263 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id 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. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||