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 Moreton Bay Council area'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreton Bay Council area | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 3,005 | 1.8 | 2,671 | 2.0 | 2,021 | 1.7 |
| Mining | 906 | 0.6 | 756 | 0.6 | 522 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 59,720 | 36.6 | 53,137 | 40.1 | 49,732 | 42.8 |
| Household services | 73,873 | 45.3 | 54,656 | 41.2 | 45,005 | 38.8 |
| Business services | 19,528 | 12.0 | 16,341 | 12.3 | 14,337 | 12.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 6,196 | 3.8 | 5,086 | 3.8 | 4,518 | 3.9 |
| Total Industries | 163,228 | 100.0 | 132,647 | 100.0 | 116,135 | 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 | ||||||