Understanding the economic role of Redland City Council 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 Redland City'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.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redland City | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 574 | 1.1 | 563 | 1.2 | 479 | 1.0 |
| Mining | 342 | 0.6 | 311 | 0.7 | 346 | 0.8 |
| Goods related | 19,911 | 37.0 | 18,070 | 38.2 | 18,401 | 40.3 |
| Household services | 23,677 | 44.0 | 19,655 | 41.6 | 18,074 | 39.5 |
| Business services | 7,160 | 13.3 | 6,817 | 14.4 | 6,719 | 14.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,156 | 4.0 | 1,849 | 3.9 | 1,696 | 3.7 |
| Total Industries | 53,820 | 100.0 | 47,265 | 100.0 | 45,716 | 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 | ||||||