Understanding the economic role of City of Melville 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 Melville'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 Melville | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 94 | 0.2 | 148 | 0.3 | 163 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 2,274 | 4.3 | 799 | 1.8 | 560 | 1.4 |
| Goods related | 13,770 | 26.3 | 12,285 | 27.0 | 13,669 | 34.9 |
| Household services | 28,927 | 55.2 | 24,761 | 54.5 | 17,942 | 45.8 |
| Business services | 5,581 | 10.6 | 5,434 | 12.0 | 5,510 | 14.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,774 | 3.4 | 2,003 | 4.4 | 1,350 | 3.4 |
| Total Industries | 52,420 | 100.0 | 45,430 | 100.0 | 39,195 | 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 | ||||||