Understanding the economic role of City of Darebin 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 Darebin'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 Darebin | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 234 | 0.4 | 268 | 0.4 | 92 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 112 | 0.2 | 198 | 0.3 | 300 | 0.6 |
| Goods related | 23,782 | 36.6 | 22,756 | 38.0 | 23,010 | 44.1 |
| Household services | 28,939 | 44.6 | 25,287 | 42.2 | 19,760 | 37.9 |
| Business services | 8,471 | 13.0 | 7,970 | 13.3 | 6,253 | 12.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,376 | 5.2 | 3,409 | 5.7 | 2,779 | 5.3 |
| Total Industries | 64,915 | 100.0 | 59,887 | 100.0 | 52,194 | 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 | ||||||