Understanding the economic role of City of Brimbank 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 Brimbank'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 Brimbank | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 516 | 0.5 | 410 | 0.5 | 162 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 160 | 0.2 | 199 | 0.2 | 111 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 52,254 | 55.3 | 50,513 | 58.0 | 42,620 | 60.9 |
| Household services | 30,277 | 32.0 | 25,180 | 28.9 | 19,017 | 27.2 |
| Business services | 7,885 | 8.3 | 7,458 | 8.6 | 5,646 | 8.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,441 | 3.6 | 3,286 | 3.8 | 2,408 | 3.4 |
| Total Industries | 94,534 | 100.0 | 87,046 | 100.0 | 69,964 | 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 | ||||||