Understanding the economic role of City of Greater Shepparton 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 Greater Shepparton'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 Greater Shepparton | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 3,159 | 8.6 | 3,249 | 10.3 | 2,515 | 8.2 |
| Mining | 54 | 0.1 | 41 | 0.1 | 73 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 12,428 | 33.8 | 12,279 | 38.8 | 13,356 | 43.7 |
| Household services | 15,129 | 41.2 | 11,301 | 35.7 | 10,083 | 33.0 |
| Business services | 4,084 | 11.1 | 3,367 | 10.6 | 3,200 | 10.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,870 | 5.1 | 1,399 | 4.4 | 1,308 | 4.3 |
| Total Industries | 36,724 | 100.0 | 31,637 | 100.0 | 30,535 | 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 | ||||||