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Data on the Geelong economy

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Quarterly updates on unemployment, job advertisements, building activity, spending, house prices and major construction projects in the City of Greater Geelong.

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Economic indicator
(geography)
Latest update
Data
Movement
Unemployment rate
(Geelong SA4)
September
2024
3.7%*
+0.1pts
New online job advertisements
(Geelong and Surf Coast)
September 2024
Quarter
7,203 
-15.4%
New dwelling approvals
(City of Greater Geelong)
June 2024
Quarter
667
-13.3%
Domestic building activity
(City of Greater Geelong)
June 2024
Quarter
$363.0 million
+1.5%
Non-domestic building activity**
(City of Greater Geelong)
June 2024
Quarter
$165.8 million
+15.8%
Expenditure data
(City of Greater Geelong)
September 2024
Quarter
$1.45 billion
-1.3%
Median house price
(City of Greater Geelong)
September 2024
Quarter

$720,000

-0.7%
Major Projects^
(City of Greater Geelong)
November
2024
 $14.8 billion  

Note: The Geelong SA4 area includes the City of Greater Geelong, Borough of Queenscliffe, Surf Coast Shire and the majority of the Golden Plains Shire.

*12-month rolling average - unemployment rate data is based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) original data (sourced from survey respondents). The ABS advises that their unemployment rate data be adjusted to a 12-month rolling average to smooth out volatility in the monthly data.
**Figures are as provided to City of Greater Geelong (which may not always include stage breakdowns).
^Construction projects valued over $10 million, proposed, approved, under construction or recently completed in the City of Greater Geelong.

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Page last updated: Thursday, 28 November 2024

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