Understanding the economic role of Hume 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 Hume 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hume City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 725 | 0.5 | 739 | 0.6 | 296 | 0.3 |
| Mining | 116 | 0.1 | 142 | 0.1 | 122 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 92,772 | 64.5 | 75,593 | 63.9 | 65,610 | 68.1 |
| Household services | 32,317 | 22.5 | 25,959 | 21.9 | 18,266 | 19.0 |
| Business services | 10,825 | 7.5 | 9,811 | 8.3 | 7,571 | 7.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 7,142 | 5.0 | 6,054 | 5.1 | 4,446 | 4.6 |
| Total Industries | 143,896 | 100.0 | 118,297 | 100.0 | 96,311 | 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 | ||||||