Understanding the economic role of Rockhampton Regional 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 Rockhampton Regional 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.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhampton Regional Council area | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 589 | 1.3 | 711 | 1.7 | 702 | 1.7 |
| Mining | 542 | 1.2 | 740 | 1.8 | 676 | 1.6 |
| Goods related | 16,071 | 36.2 | 15,767 | 38.3 | 17,739 | 42.2 |
| Household services | 19,561 | 44.1 | 16,591 | 40.3 | 15,309 | 36.4 |
| Business services | 4,364 | 9.8 | 4,408 | 10.7 | 4,493 | 10.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,209 | 7.2 | 2,939 | 7.1 | 3,097 | 7.4 |
| Total Industries | 44,336 | 100.0 | 41,156 | 100.0 | 42,016 | 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 | ||||||