Rockhampton Regional Council area

Local sales

In Rockhampton Regional Council area, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $1,213 million in 2021/22.

Local sales by industry measures the output of local industries that is sold locally. This includes sales to local consumers, businesses and other organisations.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, local sales data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.

Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Local sales by industry sector
Rockhampton Regional Council area - Constant prices2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing296.24.43.0178.92.92.2+117.2
Mining178.32.63.6157.22.67.8+21.1
Manufacturing556.18.29.1455.57.47.8+100.6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services641.69.44.1604.69.94.0+36.9
Construction1,213.217.820.11,043.817.121.4+169.5
Wholesale Trade255.93.83.3274.84.53.6-18.8
Retail Trade400.75.95.0326.85.34.5+73.8
Accommodation and Food Services190.52.82.5142.92.31.9+47.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing303.84.54.5299.24.94.9+4.6
Information Media and Telecommunications84.01.22.371.71.21.8+12.3
Financial and Insurance Services222.83.35.8282.34.65.6-59.5
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services246.43.66.2273.04.56.3-26.6
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services266.23.97.4327.65.47.0-61.4
Administrative and Support Services244.13.63.5205.93.43.3+38.2
Public Administration and Safety431.06.34.7371.36.14.2+59.7
Education and Training385.95.74.3375.06.14.4+10.8
Health Care and Social Assistance655.79.67.4524.68.66.1+131.1
Arts and Recreation Services48.70.71.038.90.60.9+9.9
Other Services186.12.72.3162.42.72.3+23.6
Total industries6,807.2100.0100.06,116.5100.0100.0+690.7

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. .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

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the local sales by industry sectors in Rockhampton Regional Council area in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($1,213million or 17.8%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($656million or 9.6%)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($642million or 9.4%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $2,511 million in total or 36.9% of the total local sales by total industry in the Rockhampton Regional Council area.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 20.1% in Construction; 7.4% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 4.1% in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services.

The major differences between local sales by industries of Rockhampton Regional Council area and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (9.4% compared to 4.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.9% compared to 7.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (3.6% compared to 6.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Financial and Insurance Services (3.3% compared to 5.8%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in Rockhampton Regional Council area $increased by 691 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Rockhampton Regional Council area were for:

  • Construction (+$169 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$131 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$117 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$101 million)

Rockhampton Regional Council

economic profile