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
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City of Glen Eira - Constant prices | 2020/21 | 2015/16 | Change | ||||||
Industry | $m | % | Victoria | $m | % | Victoria | 2015/16 - 2020/21 | ||
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 12.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -5.5 | ||
Mining | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -2.3 | ||
Manufacturing | 258.9 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 325.2 | 3.5 | 7.4 | -66.2 | ||
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 17.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 23.8 | 0.3 | 3.4 | -6.8 | ||
Construction | 2,179.3 | 21.9 | 21.0 | 2,306.2 | 24.9 | 19.4 | -126.9 | ||
Wholesale Trade | 246.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 257.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | -10.9 | ||
Retail Trade | 455.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 454.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | +0.8 | ||
Accommodation and Food Services | 241.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 269.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | -27.7 | ||
Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 343.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 191.3 | 2.1 | 4.7 | +152.3 | ||
Information Media and Telecommunications | 244.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 155.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | +89.2 | ||
Financial and Insurance Services | 494.7 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 446.9 | 4.8 | 6.4 | +47.7 | ||
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1,717.5 | 17.3 | 11.7 | 1,512.6 | 16.3 | 13.2 | +204.9 | ||
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 788.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 680.1 | 7.3 | 8.0 | +108.5 | ||
Administrative and Support Services | 307.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 314.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | -6.6 | ||
Public Administration and Safety | 284.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 250.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | +34.0 | ||
Education and Training | 784.0 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 695.7 | 7.5 | 3.9 | +88.3 | ||
Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,208.3 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 926.7 | 10.0 | 6.0 | +281.6 | ||
Arts and Recreation Services | 131.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 148.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | -17.1 | ||
Other Services | 239.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 280.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -40.3 | ||
Total industries | 9,951.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,254.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +696.8 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2021. 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 2017-18 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 Glen Eira in 2020/21 shows the three largest industries were:
- Construction ($2,179million or 21.9%)
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($1,717million or 17.3%)
- Health Care and Social Assistance ($1,208million or 12.1%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $5,105 million in total or 51.3% of the total local sales by total industry in the the City of Glen Eira.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Victoria accounted for 21.0% in Construction; 11.7% in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services and 6.6% in Health Care and Social Assistance.
The major differences between local sales by industries of the City of Glen Eira and Victoria were:
- A larger percentage of local sales by Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (17.3% compared to 11.7%)
- A larger percentage of local sales by Health Care and Social Assistance (12.1% compared to 6.6%)
- A smaller percentage of local sales by Manufacturing (2.6% compared to 6.6%)
- A larger percentage of local sales by Education and Training (7.9% compared to 4.0%)
Emerging groups
The total local sales by industry in the City of Glen Eira $increased by 697 million between 2015/16 and 2020/21.
The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2015/16 and 2020/21 in the City of Glen Eira were for:
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$282 million)
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$205 million)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$152 million)
- Construction (-$127 million)