Understanding the economic role of RDA Darling Downs and South West Region 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 Balonne 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.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balonne Shire | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 963 | 40.8 | 833 | 33.5 | 1,039 | 39.6 |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.5 | 15 | 0.6 |
| Goods related | 551 | 23.4 | 684 | 27.5 | 660 | 25.2 |
| Household services | 600 | 25.4 | 647 | 26.0 | 605 | 23.1 |
| Business services | 95 | 4.0 | 128 | 5.2 | 163 | 6.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 145 | 6.2 | 181 | 7.3 | 142 | 5.4 |
| Total Industries | 2,357 | 100.0 | 2,486 | 100.0 | 2,622 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions. Data are based on a 2016-17 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 | ||||||