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 | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 86 | 0.2 | 97 | 0.2 | 59 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 19 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Goods related | 17,641 | 34.5 | 17,547 | 37.3 | 17,957 | 43.1 |
| Household services | 23,040 | 45.1 | 21,207 | 45.1 | 16,401 | 39.4 |
| Business services | 7,644 | 15.0 | 5,757 | 12.2 | 5,000 | 12.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,633 | 5.2 | 2,439 | 5.2 | 2,193 | 5.3 |
| Total Industries | 51,064 | 100.0 | 47,052 | 100.0 | 41,624 | 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 | ||||||