Understanding the economic role of City of Boroondara 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 Boroondara'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 Boroondara | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 214 | 0.2 | 280 | 0.3 | 168 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 43 | 0.0 | 92 | 0.1 | 101 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 21,394 | 24.5 | 23,307 | 26.8 | 23,823 | 30.3 |
| Household services | 38,630 | 44.3 | 36,575 | 42.1 | 30,576 | 38.9 |
| Business services | 24,427 | 28.0 | 24,244 | 27.9 | 22,243 | 28.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,440 | 2.8 | 2,420 | 2.8 | 1,694 | 2.2 |
| Total Industries | 87,148 | 100.0 | 86,918 | 100.0 | 78,605 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. 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 | ||||||