Understanding the economic role of Goondiwindi Regional Council 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 Goondiwindi Regional Council'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.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goondiwindi Regional Council | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,258 | 25.4 | 1,375 | 26.4 | 1,417 | 25.4 |
| Mining | 9 | 0.2 | 31 | 0.6 | 75 | 1.4 |
| Goods related | 1,394 | 28.1 | 1,631 | 31.3 | 1,917 | 34.4 |
| Household services | 1,568 | 31.7 | 1,521 | 29.2 | 1,474 | 26.4 |
| Business services | 489 | 9.9 | 469 | 9.0 | 512 | 9.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 234 | 4.7 | 185 | 3.5 | 178 | 3.2 |
| Total Industries | 4,952 | 100.0 | 5,212 | 100.0 | 5,573 | 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 | ||||||