Strong Economy

Melbourne's North has a concentration of leading and emerging industries, with close links between educational institutions, state and federal government, R&D facilities and business, including the leading business network NORTH Link/NIETL.

Exports from Melbourne's North are mainly in automotive parts and motor vehicles, clothing and textiles, leather products, photographic, scientific and electrical equipment (in total representing almost 10% of national manufacturing output), with strong education and health services exports.
Melbourne's North has grown by 3.1%pa in Gross Regional Product during the period 1993-2002. Source: NIEIR estimate (2003).