Understanding the economic role of City of Melton 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 Melton'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 Melton | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 513 | 1.0 | 415 | 1.2 | 169 | 0.8 |
| Mining | 132 | 0.2 | 151 | 0.4 | 118 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 23,927 | 45.2 | 13,872 | 41.0 | 9,171 | 42.4 |
| Household services | 19,237 | 36.4 | 13,094 | 38.7 | 8,172 | 37.7 |
| Business services | 5,112 | 9.7 | 3,506 | 10.4 | 2,391 | 11.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 4,000 | 7.6 | 2,755 | 8.2 | 1,629 | 7.5 |
| Total Industries | 52,922 | 100.0 | 33,793 | 100.0 | 21,651 | 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 | ||||||