Understanding the economic role of City of Merri-bek 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 Merri-bek'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 Merri-bek | 2022 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 87 | 0.2 | 81 | 0.2 | 57 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 34 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 24 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 16,079 | 32.7 | 17,791 | 37.7 | 18,038 | 43.2 |
| Household services | 22,897 | 46.6 | 21,088 | 44.7 | 16,430 | 39.4 |
| Business services | 7,431 | 15.1 | 5,776 | 12.3 | 4,971 | 11.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,624 | 5.3 | 2,408 | 5.1 | 2,192 | 5.3 |
| Total Industries | 49,152 | 100.0 | 47,152 | 100.0 | 41,712 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2022. ©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 | ||||||