Understanding the economic role of City of Melville 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 Melville'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 Melville | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 97 | 0.2 | 133 | 0.3 | 163 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 2,394 | 4.4 | 1,096 | 2.3 | 560 | 1.4 |
| Goods related | 12,937 | 23.7 | 13,873 | 29.2 | 13,684 | 34.9 |
| Household services | 31,749 | 58.2 | 25,107 | 52.8 | 17,941 | 45.8 |
| Business services | 5,585 | 10.2 | 5,238 | 11.0 | 5,510 | 14.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,750 | 3.2 | 2,059 | 4.3 | 1,350 | 3.4 |
| Total Industries | 54,512 | 100.0 | 47,506 | 100.0 | 39,209 | 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 | ||||||