Understanding the economic role of City of Whittlesea 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 Whittlesea'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 Whittlesea | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 698 | 0.9 | 1,269 | 1.9 | 637 | 1.2 |
| Mining | 134 | 0.2 | 105 | 0.2 | 107 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 39,715 | 48.5 | 32,430 | 49.5 | 28,745 | 55.2 |
| Household services | 30,228 | 36.9 | 23,698 | 36.2 | 16,515 | 31.7 |
| Business services | 8,093 | 9.9 | 5,867 | 9.0 | 4,435 | 8.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,073 | 3.7 | 2,177 | 3.3 | 1,650 | 3.2 |
| Total Industries | 81,940 | 100.0 | 65,546 | 100.0 | 52,088 | 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 | ||||||