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 Paroo 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paroo Shire | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 157 | 23.6 | 218 | 28.6 | 296 | 30.4 |
| Mining | 12 | 1.9 | 18 | 2.4 | 19 | 1.9 |
| Goods related | 114 | 17.1 | 160 | 21.1 | 225 | 23.1 |
| Household services | 229 | 34.6 | 250 | 32.8 | 270 | 27.7 |
| Business services | 36 | 5.4 | 17 | 2.2 | 27 | 2.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 116 | 17.5 | 99 | 13.0 | 138 | 14.2 |
| Total Industries | 664 | 100.0 | 762 | 100.0 | 975 | 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 | ||||||