Understanding the economic role of South East Queensland 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 South East Queensland'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:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East Queensland | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 25,229 | 1.2 | 21,457 | 1.2 | 19,158 | 1.2 |
| Mining | 21,163 | 1.0 | 19,064 | 1.1 | 17,510 | 1.1 |
| Goods related | 726,614 | 34.8 | 637,416 | 36.5 | 638,060 | 39.0 |
| Household services | 802,029 | 38.4 | 636,533 | 36.4 | 551,824 | 33.8 |
| Business services | 381,103 | 18.3 | 319,197 | 18.3 | 298,740 | 18.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 131,198 | 6.3 | 112,825 | 6.5 | 108,726 | 6.7 |
| Total Industries | 2,087,337 | 100.0 | 1,746,491 | 100.0 | 1,634,019 | 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 | ||||||