Understanding the economic role of City of Whittlesea 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 Whittlesea'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 Whittlesea | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 699 | 0.8 | 992 | 1.4 | 637 | 1.2 |
| Mining | 114 | 0.1 | 122 | 0.2 | 107 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 40,629 | 47.7 | 35,600 | 49.6 | 28,743 | 55.2 |
| Household services | 32,590 | 38.3 | 25,873 | 36.0 | 16,516 | 31.7 |
| Business services | 8,059 | 9.5 | 6,732 | 9.4 | 4,436 | 8.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,104 | 3.6 | 2,471 | 3.4 | 1,650 | 3.2 |
| Total Industries | 85,195 | 100.0 | 71,790 | 100.0 | 52,089 | 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 | ||||||