Local sales by industry measures the output of local industries that is sold locally. This includes sales to local consumers, businesses and other organisations.
To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, local sales data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.
Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.
Data source
National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series
Current benchmark:
Comparison year:
| Local sales by industry sector | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Melton - Constant prices | 2023/24 | 2018/19 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Victoria | $m | % | Victoria | 2018/19 - 2023/24 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 59.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 15.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | +43.7 | ||
| Mining | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -9.8 | ||
| Manufacturing | 586.0 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 492.2 | 6.2 | 8.5 | +93.8 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 230.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 77.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | +152.8 | ||
| Construction | 6,534.7 | 47.3 | 24.2 | 3,491.3 | 43.9 | 26.3 | +3,043.4 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 589.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 305.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | +284.3 | ||
| Retail Trade | 807.1 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 491.2 | 6.2 | 5.1 | +315.9 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 226.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 215.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | +11.5 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 712.4 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 391.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | +321.3 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 180.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 103.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | +77.5 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 256.3 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 181.7 | 2.3 | 5.7 | +74.6 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 663.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 334.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | +329.5 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 323.2 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 213.7 | 2.7 | 8.8 | +109.5 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 290.2 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 201.8 | 2.5 | 4.2 | +88.4 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 604.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 353.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | +251.2 | ||
| Education and Training | 642.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 424.2 | 5.3 | 3.5 | +217.9 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 688.6 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 419.3 | 5.3 | 6.8 | +269.3 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 187.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 95.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | +92.6 | ||
| Other Services | 238.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 140.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | +98.2 | ||
| Total industries | 13,826.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,960.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +5,865.8 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. Note: All $ values are expressed in 2022/23 base year dollar terms. 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 | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the local sales by industry sectors in the City of Melton in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:
- Construction ($6,535million or 47.3%)
- Retail Trade ($807million or 5.8%)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing ($712million or 5.2%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $8,054 million in total or 58.3% of the total local sales by total industry in the the City of Melton.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Victoria accounted for 24.2% in Construction; 5.0% in Retail Trade and 6.1% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing.
The major differences between local sales by industries of the City of Melton and Victoria were:
- A larger percentage of local sales by Construction (47.3% compared to 24.2%)
- A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (2.3% compared to 9.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local sales by Financial and Insurance Services (1.9% compared to 5.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local sales by Manufacturing (4.2% compared to 7.4%)
Emerging groups
The total local sales by industry in the City of Melton $increased by 5,866 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.
The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in the City of Melton were for:
- Construction (+$3,043 million)
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$330 million)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$321 million)
- Retail Trade (+$316 million)