Toowoomba Regional Council area

Output

In the Toowoomba Regional Council area, Construction had the largest output by industry, generating $4,097 million in 2022/23.

Output by industry is a gross measure of the total sales of each industry sector in the Toowoomba Regional Council area. It does not measure how productive each industry sector is at producing this output - which is measured by value added.

By comparing the output of each industry sector to a regional benchmark, you can clearly see the structure of the Toowoomba Regional Council area’s economy. This can be done by directly comparing the percentage contribution of each industry to the total output, relative to the benchmark, or by using a location quotient, where a number greater than one indicates a high concentration of that industry and less than one indicates a lower concentration.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, output data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.

Detailed data notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.

The gross measure of output includes the value of all the inputs to each industry.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Output by industry sector
Toowoomba Regional Council area2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2,413.79.24.01,747.07.23.2+666.8
Mining3,119.211.913.64,013.816.617.7-894.7
Manufacturing2,980.211.310.42,782.111.511.2+198.1
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services1,088.44.13.9984.44.13.7+104.1
Construction4,096.915.613.33,500.214.514.4+596.7
Wholesale Trade955.93.63.3883.53.73.3+72.4
Retail Trade940.73.63.7904.33.73.6+36.4
Accommodation and Food Services537.32.02.6582.12.42.6-44.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,614.06.17.91,244.45.17.0+369.6
Information Media and Telecommunications268.51.01.8146.10.61.4+122.4
Financial and Insurance Services1,157.04.44.6992.14.14.2+164.9
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services788.13.04.6730.03.04.3+58.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services812.43.15.7924.53.85.4-112.1
Administrative and Support Services427.51.62.8341.31.42.7+86.2
Public Administration and Safety1,117.94.34.61,082.64.53.8+35.4
Education and Training1,124.34.33.51,114.24.63.5+10.1
Health Care and Social Assistance2,083.27.96.41,597.96.65.2+485.3
Arts and Recreation Services151.70.61.096.20.40.9+55.5
Other Services597.42.32.3505.92.12.0+91.4
Total industries26,274.4100.0100.024,172.5100.0100.0+2,101.9

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. 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

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the output by industry sectors in the Toowoomba Regional Council area in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($4,097 million or 15.6%)
  • Mining ($3,119 million or 11.9%)
  • Manufacturing ($2,980 million or 11.3%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $10,196 million in total or 38.8% of the total output by total industry in the the Toowoomba Regional Council area.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 13.3% in Construction; 13.6% in Mining and 10.4% in Manufacturing.

The major differences between output by industries of the Toowoomba Regional Council area and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of output by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (9.2% compared to 4.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of output by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.1% compared to 5.7%)
  • A larger percentage of output by Construction (15.6% compared to 13.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of output by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (6.1% compared to 7.9%)

Emerging groups

The total industry output in the Toowoomba Regional Council area increased by $2,102 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the output by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the Toowoomba Regional Council area were for:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$667 million)
  • Construction (+$597 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$485 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$370 million)

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