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 | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 880 | 1.2 | 938 | 1.5 | 598 | 1.2 |
| Mining | 71 | 0.1 | 104 | 0.2 | 120 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 37,279 | 51.2 | 31,369 | 50.4 | 28,780 | 56.7 |
| Household services | 25,916 | 35.6 | 22,202 | 35.7 | 15,628 | 30.8 |
| Business services | 6,200 | 8.5 | 5,512 | 8.9 | 4,074 | 8.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,510 | 3.4 | 2,121 | 3.4 | 1,600 | 3.1 |
| Total Industries | 72,856 | 100.0 | 62,246 | 100.0 | 50,800 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2018-19 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 | ||||||