Understanding the economic role of Lockyer Valley 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 the Lockyer Valley 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockyer Valley Regional Council | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 3,792 | 24.3 | 2,510 | 19.8 | 2,176 | 17.6 |
| Mining | 222 | 1.4 | 108 | 0.9 | 109 | 0.9 |
| Goods related | 4,813 | 30.9 | 4,193 | 33.0 | 4,727 | 38.3 |
| Household services | 4,793 | 30.8 | 4,115 | 32.4 | 3,871 | 31.3 |
| Business services | 1,166 | 7.5 | 1,079 | 8.5 | 971 | 7.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 788 | 5.1 | 688 | 5.4 | 503 | 4.1 |
| Total Industries | 15,574 | 100.0 | 12,692 | 100.0 | 12,356 | 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 | ||||||