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 | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 256 | 0.4 | 270 | 0.5 | 92 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 169 | 0.3 | 197 | 0.3 | 300 | 0.6 |
| Goods related | 23,219 | 37.6 | 22,667 | 38.9 | 23,007 | 44.1 |
| Household services | 26,450 | 42.9 | 24,483 | 42.0 | 19,759 | 37.9 |
| Business services | 8,270 | 13.4 | 7,412 | 12.7 | 6,253 | 12.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,317 | 5.4 | 3,213 | 5.5 | 2,779 | 5.3 |
| Total Industries | 61,681 | 100.0 | 58,243 | 100.0 | 52,191 | 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 | ||||||