In the City of Darebin, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $1,603 million in 2018/19.
Local sales by industry measures the output of local industries that is sold locally. This includes sales to local consumers, businesses and other organisations.
To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, local sales data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.
Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.
Data source
National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series
Local sales by industry sector | |||||||||
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City of Darebin - Constant prices | 2018/19 | 2013/14 | Change | ||||||
Industry | $m | % | Victoria | $m | % | Victoria | 2013/14 - 2018/19 | ||
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 28.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 31.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | -2.5 | ||
Mining | 17.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 | ||
Manufacturing | 841.3 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 795.2 | 10.4 | 8.5 | +46.1 | ||
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 185.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 87.5 | 1.1 | 3.3 | +97.7 | ||
Construction | 1,603.2 | 16.8 | 21.9 | 1,322.6 | 17.4 | 17.9 | +280.5 | ||
Wholesale Trade | 490.4 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 422.8 | 5.5 | 4.4 | +67.7 | ||
Retail Trade | 664.8 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 445.9 | 5.9 | 5.1 | +218.9 | ||
Accommodation and Food Services | 252.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 219.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 | +32.7 | ||
Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 357.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 349.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | +8.6 | ||
Information Media and Telecommunications | 207.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 170.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | +36.8 | ||
Financial and Insurance Services | 514.6 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 433.6 | 5.7 | 6.6 | +81.0 | ||
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1,174.1 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 924.7 | 12.1 | 13.1 | +249.4 | ||
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 605.7 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 525.2 | 6.9 | 7.7 | +80.4 | ||
Administrative and Support Services | 346.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 279.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | +67.6 | ||
Public Administration and Safety | 496.8 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 501.1 | 6.6 | 4.0 | -4.3 | ||
Education and Training | 626.9 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 327.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | +299.3 | ||
Health Care and Social Assistance | 681.8 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 398.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | +282.9 | ||
Arts and Recreation Services | 125.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 72.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | +53.5 | ||
Other Services | 297.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 294.6 | 3.9 | 2.2 | +3.1 | ||
Total industries | 9,518.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,618.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,899.5 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. .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 |


Dominant groups
An analysis of the local sales by industry sectors in the City of Darebin in 2018/19 shows the three largest industries were:
- Construction ($1,603million or 16.8%)
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($1,174million or 12.3%)
- Manufacturing ($841million or 8.8%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $3,619 million in total or 38.0% of the total local sales by total industry in the the City of Darebin.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Victoria accounted for 21.9% in Construction; 14.3% in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services and 6.2% in Manufacturing.
The major differences between local sales by industries of the City of Darebin and Victoria were:
- A smaller percentage of local sales by Construction (16.8% compared to 21.9%)
- A larger percentage of local sales by Education and Training (6.6% compared to 3.4%)
- A larger percentage of local sales by Manufacturing (8.8% compared to 6.2%)
- A larger percentage of local sales by Retail Trade (7.0% compared to 4.5%)
Emerging groups
The total local sales by industry in the City of Darebin $increased by 1,900 million between 2013/14 and 2018/19.
The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2013/14 and 2018/19 in the City of Darebin were for:
- Education and Training (+$299 million)
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$283 million)
- Construction (+$281 million)
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$249 million)