In 2019, the Agriculture, forestry and fishing sector accounted for 33.3% of employment in Balonne Shire. The importance of this sector has declined over the last 10 years (39.1% in 2009)
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 | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 791 | 33.3 | 843 | 33.2 | 1,035 | 39.1 |
| Mining | 10 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 653 | 27.4 | 734 | 28.9 | 692 | 26.1 |
| Household services | 671 | 28.2 | 635 | 25.0 | 614 | 23.2 |
| Business services | 127 | 5.3 | 142 | 5.6 | 161 | 6.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 127 | 5.3 | 177 | 7.0 | 141 | 5.3 |
| Total Industries | 2,378 | 100.0 | 2,540 | 100.0 | 2,648 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id the population experts. 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 | ||||||