Understanding the economic role of Quilpie Shire 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 Quilpie Shire'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quilpie Shire | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 89 | 26.6 | 132 | 26.8 | 157 | 25.3 |
| Mining | 2 | 0.7 | 11 | 2.2 | 38 | 6.2 |
| Goods related | 92 | 27.3 | 123 | 25.0 | 240 | 38.5 |
| Household services | 94 | 28.1 | 134 | 27.3 | 106 | 17.1 |
| Business services | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5.3 | 8 | 1.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 58 | 17.2 | 66 | 13.4 | 72 | 11.6 |
| Total Industries | 335 | 100.0 | 493 | 100.0 | 622 | 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 | ||||||