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Economic Development provides expert intelligence on the Geelong regional economy.

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Data on population, Gross Regional Product (GRP), unemployment, job advertisements, construction activity and housing prices
Regional economic news
Industry, demographic and forecast data
Economic indicators and regional assets
Economic impact assessments (using REMPLAN economic modelling) to support business growth and grant applications

Geelong Economic Profile

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Employment and Economy Overview 2020-2021 City of Greater Geelong

Geelong Fast Facts

Top Industries
Population	Business	Jobs	Group
269,508	19,604	120,031	$15.42 billion


Value-Added by industry sector is the major element in the calculation of Gross Regional Product Source: economy.id.com.au/geelong/employment-by-industry and economy.id.com.au/geelong/value-add-by-industry. April 2022.

Geelong Fast Facts pamphlet has information on population, building activity, median house prices, jobs, commuters and major employers. It's a quick reference that highlights our region's key infrastructure, research, education, tourism and health assets. This data was captured at a point in time using various sources. For the most up-to-date data visit our online economic profiles.

Stats Centre

Quarterly updates on unemployment, job advertisements, building activity, spending and house prices.

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Economic indicator (geography)	Latest update	Data	Movement
Unemployment rate (Geelong SA4)	March 2022	2.7%*	0.0pts
New online job advertisements (Geelong and Surf Coast)	March 2022 Quarter	9,750	+11.1%
Domestic building activity (City of Greater Geelong)	March 2022 Quarter	$377.0m^	-5.8%
New dwelling approvals (City of Greater Geelong)	March 2022 Quarter	907	-1.5%
Non-domestic building activity** (City of Greater Geelong)	March 2022 Quarter	$134.4m^	+237.7%
Expenditure data (City of Greater Geelong)	March 2022 Quarter	$1,368.9m^	-8.4%
Median house price (City of Greater Geelong)	March 2022 Quarter	$786,000	+2.7%

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. ^$ million.
*12-month rolling average - Unemployment rate data is based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) original data (sourced from survey respondents rather than trend or seasonally adjusted data). The ABS advises that their unemployment rate data be adjusted to a 12-month rolling average to smooth out some of the volatility in the monthly data.
**Figures are as provided to City of Greater Geelong (which may not always include stage breakdowns).

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