Understanding the economic role of City of Maribyrnong 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 Maribyrnong 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maribyrnong City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 86 | 0.2 | 132 | 0.3 | 64 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Goods related | 20,709 | 37.1 | 19,157 | 41.7 | 17,630 | 45.2 |
| Household services | 27,504 | 49.2 | 19,096 | 41.6 | 15,265 | 39.1 |
| Business services | 5,773 | 10.3 | 5,443 | 11.9 | 4,395 | 11.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,809 | 3.2 | 2,052 | 4.5 | 1,675 | 4.3 |
| Total Industries | 55,881 | 100.0 | 45,886 | 100.0 | 39,036 | 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 | ||||||