Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area

Industry composition

In 2022, the Goods related sector accounted for 45.1% of employment in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (44.9% in 2012)

Understanding the economic role of Queanbeyan-Palerang 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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area'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.

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Employment composition
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area202220172012
Industrynumber%. number%. number%.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing5442.75283.44883.5
Mining2201.11010.61090.8
Goods related8,92645.16,19439.96,30144.9
Household services5,94330.05,15633.23,93928.1
Business services1,98010.01,62410.51,59711.4
Public administration and safety2,17311.01,91712.41,58311.3
Total Industries19,787100.015,520100.014,018100.0

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©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.

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Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council

economic profile