Understanding the economic role of City of Brisbane 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 Brisbane'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.
Current area:
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Employment composition | ||||||
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City of Brisbane | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,535 | 0.3 | 2,644 | 0.3 | 1,700 | 0.2 |
Mining | 14,635 | 1.5 | 13,348 | 1.6 | 12,742 | 1.6 |
Goods related | 318,649 | 32.5 | 289,756 | 34.3 | 308,389 | 37.6 |
Household services | 339,560 | 34.6 | 280,768 | 33.3 | 246,583 | 30.1 |
Business services | 224,818 | 22.9 | 186,222 | 22.1 | 179,241 | 21.9 |
Public administration and safety | 80,955 | 8.3 | 71,195 | 8.4 | 70,602 | 8.6 |
Total Industries | 981,152 | 100.0 | 843,933 | 100.0 | 819,257 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. 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 |