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 Gympie Regional Council'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gympie Regional Council | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,784 | 8.1 | 1,738 | 9.4 | 1,968 | 10.7 |
| Mining | 156 | 0.7 | 233 | 1.3 | 130 | 0.7 |
| Goods related | 8,014 | 36.4 | 7,104 | 38.4 | 7,290 | 39.5 |
| Household services | 8,822 | 40.1 | 6,461 | 34.9 | 6,150 | 33.4 |
| Business services | 2,132 | 9.7 | 1,927 | 10.4 | 1,916 | 10.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,096 | 5.0 | 1,039 | 5.6 | 981 | 5.3 |
| Total Industries | 22,004 | 100.0 | 18,503 | 100.0 | 18,434 | 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 | ||||||