Understanding the economic role of City of Merri-bek 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 Merri-bek'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 Merri-bek | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 81 | 0.2 | 101 | 0.2 | 59 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 17 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Goods related | 17,929 | 34.0 | 17,701 | 36.1 | 17,962 | 43.1 |
| Household services | 24,392 | 46.3 | 21,949 | 44.8 | 16,402 | 39.4 |
| Business services | 7,609 | 14.4 | 6,596 | 13.5 | 4,999 | 12.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,707 | 5.1 | 2,639 | 5.4 | 2,193 | 5.3 |
| Total Industries | 52,735 | 100.0 | 48,998 | 100.0 | 41,629 | 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 | ||||||