Understanding the economic role of RDA Wide Bay Burnett 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 RDA Wide Bay Burnett 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.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 9,720 | 7.8 | 9,292 | 8.8 | 10,197 | 9.6 |
| Mining | 1,354 | 1.1 | 1,337 | 1.3 | 1,105 | 1.0 |
| Goods related | 41,122 | 32.9 | 36,422 | 34.6 | 39,918 | 37.4 |
| Household services | 54,030 | 43.2 | 41,014 | 39.0 | 38,367 | 35.9 |
| Business services | 11,841 | 9.5 | 11,013 | 10.5 | 11,212 | 10.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 7,021 | 5.6 | 6,064 | 5.8 | 5,956 | 5.6 |
| Total Industries | 125,088 | 100.0 | 105,142 | 100.0 | 106,754 | 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 | ||||||