Understanding the economic role of RDA Townsville North West 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 Townsville North West 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 Townsville North West Region | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 4,712 | 3.3 | 4,995 | 3.9 | 5,593 | 4.1 |
| Mining | 11,007 | 7.6 | 6,680 | 5.2 | 8,701 | 6.5 |
| Goods related | 43,646 | 30.3 | 40,614 | 31.6 | 49,702 | 36.9 |
| Household services | 53,804 | 37.3 | 46,814 | 36.4 | 41,931 | 31.1 |
| Business services | 13,434 | 9.3 | 14,334 | 11.1 | 14,913 | 11.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 17,655 | 12.2 | 15,260 | 11.9 | 13,970 | 10.4 |
| Total Industries | 144,257 | 100.0 | 128,698 | 100.0 | 134,811 | 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 | ||||||