Understanding the economic role of City of Greater Shepparton 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 Greater Shepparton'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 Greater Shepparton | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 4,025 | 10.3 | 3,385 | 10.2 | 2,515 | 8.2 |
| Mining | 59 | 0.2 | 41 | 0.1 | 73 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 13,186 | 33.9 | 12,922 | 39.0 | 13,359 | 43.7 |
| Household services | 15,704 | 40.3 | 11,908 | 35.9 | 10,081 | 33.0 |
| Business services | 4,332 | 11.1 | 3,443 | 10.4 | 3,200 | 10.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,632 | 4.2 | 1,460 | 4.4 | 1,308 | 4.3 |
| Total Industries | 38,937 | 100.0 | 33,159 | 100.0 | 30,535 | 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 | ||||||