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 | 2022 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 834 | 1.1 | 933 | 1.4 | 600 | 1.2 |
| Mining | 188 | 0.2 | 106 | 0.2 | 113 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 37,516 | 48.1 | 32,727 | 50.2 | 28,792 | 55.2 |
| Household services | 28,890 | 37.1 | 23,533 | 36.1 | 16,556 | 31.7 |
| Business services | 7,525 | 9.7 | 5,644 | 8.7 | 4,433 | 8.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,982 | 3.8 | 2,205 | 3.4 | 1,656 | 3.2 |
| Total Industries | 77,935 | 100.0 | 65,148 | 100.0 | 52,150 | 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 | ||||||