Understanding the economic role of Southern Downs 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 the Southern Downs 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.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Downs Regional Council | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,897 | 11.6 | 2,025 | 13.4 | 2,234 | 14.1 |
| Mining | 97 | 0.6 | 80 | 0.5 | 79 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 6,559 | 40.1 | 5,786 | 38.3 | 6,514 | 41.1 |
| Household services | 5,661 | 34.6 | 5,214 | 34.6 | 4,950 | 31.2 |
| Business services | 1,371 | 8.4 | 1,314 | 8.7 | 1,319 | 8.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 755 | 4.6 | 669 | 4.4 | 768 | 4.8 |
| Total Industries | 16,340 | 100.0 | 15,087 | 100.0 | 15,864 | 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 | ||||||