Understanding the economic role of Burwood Council 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 Burwood Council area'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burwood Council area | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 9 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mining | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Goods related | 5,253 | 27.6 | 5,984 | 30.3 | 6,436 | 34.1 |
| Household services | 9,016 | 47.3 | 8,529 | 43.2 | 7,627 | 40.4 |
| Business services | 2,949 | 15.5 | 3,352 | 17.0 | 3,617 | 19.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,811 | 9.5 | 1,868 | 9.5 | 1,182 | 6.3 |
| Total Industries | 19,043 | 100.0 | 19,742 | 100.0 | 18,867 | 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 | ||||||