Understanding the economic role of Hobsons Bay City 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 Hobsons Bay City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobsons Bay City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 68 | 0.2 | 138 | 0.3 | 73 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 61 | 0.1 | 86 | 0.2 | 43 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 26,090 | 57.7 | 25,223 | 58.7 | 27,148 | 64.7 |
| Household services | 12,579 | 27.8 | 11,321 | 26.4 | 9,326 | 22.2 |
| Business services | 4,712 | 10.4 | 4,490 | 10.5 | 3,699 | 8.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,689 | 3.7 | 1,691 | 3.9 | 1,693 | 4.0 |
| Total Industries | 45,199 | 100.0 | 42,949 | 100.0 | 41,982 | 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 | ||||||