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 | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 118 | 0.2 | 140 | 0.3 | 78 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 94 | 0.2 | 313 | 0.6 | 259 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 23,840 | 39.7 | 22,210 | 40.8 | 24,028 | 46.5 |
| Household services | 24,716 | 41.2 | 21,890 | 40.2 | 18,676 | 36.1 |
| Business services | 7,876 | 13.1 | 6,843 | 12.6 | 5,974 | 11.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,376 | 5.6 | 3,058 | 5.6 | 2,700 | 5.2 |
| Total Industries | 60,020 | 100.0 | 54,453 | 100.0 | 51,715 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2021. 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 | ||||||