Balonne Shire
Industry composition
In 2018, the Agriculture, forestry and fishing sector accounted for 31.3% of employment in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region. The importance of this sector has declined over the last 10 years (37.8% in 2007)
Understanding the economic role of the 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 the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balonne Shire | 2018 | 2013 | 2008 | |||||
| Industry | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 754 | 31.3 | 890 | 34.6 | 998 | 37.8 | 23000 | -244.3163 |
| Household services | 742 | 30.8 | 621 | 24.1 | 618 | 23.4 | 23300 | 124.3337 |
| Goods related | 636 | 26.4 | 741 | 28.8 | 722 | 27.3 | 23200 | -85.4095 |
| Business services | 130 | 5.4 | 164 | 6.4 | 163 | 6.2 | 23400 | -33.2631 |
| Public administration and safety | 123 | 5.1 | 149 | 5.8 | 136 | 5.2 | 23500 | -13.1510 |
| Mining | 23 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 23100 | 19.9828 |
| Total Industries | 2,408 | 100.0 | 2,572 | 100.0 | 2,640 | 100.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2018. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), 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