Understanding the economic role of City of Greater Geelong 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 Geelong'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 Geelong | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,954 | 2.0 | 1,491 | 1.3 | 1,118 | 1.2 |
| Mining | 223 | 0.2 | 270 | 0.2 | 195 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 52,038 | 35.8 | 44,417 | 38.1 | 40,750 | 42.6 |
| Household services | 62,176 | 42.8 | 48,437 | 41.6 | 36,868 | 38.5 |
| Business services | 19,847 | 13.7 | 15,269 | 13.1 | 12,165 | 12.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 8,102 | 5.6 | 6,590 | 5.7 | 4,618 | 4.8 |
| Total Industries | 145,339 | 100.0 | 116,474 | 100.0 | 95,714 | 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 | ||||||