Understanding the economic role of RDA Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast 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 RDA MBSC'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA MBSC | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 6,453 | 1.8 | 5,569 | 1.9 | 5,086 | 2.0 |
| Mining | 1,558 | 0.4 | 1,125 | 0.4 | 1,065 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 126,672 | 34.9 | 108,045 | 37.6 | 101,253 | 39.9 |
| Household services | 162,724 | 44.8 | 119,398 | 41.6 | 99,086 | 39.1 |
| Business services | 52,489 | 14.5 | 42,078 | 14.7 | 37,199 | 14.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 13,186 | 3.6 | 10,875 | 3.8 | 9,891 | 3.9 |
| Total Industries | 363,082 | 100.0 | 287,089 | 100.0 | 253,580 | 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 | ||||||