Understanding the economic role of Sunshine Coast 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 Sunshine Coast'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast | 2022 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 3,149 | 1.9 | 2,591 | 2.0 | 2,448 | 2.1 |
| Mining | 713 | 0.4 | 340 | 0.3 | 386 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 53,956 | 33.2 | 47,471 | 36.3 | 44,494 | 38.6 |
| Household services | 73,152 | 44.9 | 53,831 | 41.2 | 44,565 | 38.6 |
| Business services | 26,309 | 16.2 | 20,867 | 16.0 | 18,706 | 16.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 5,473 | 3.4 | 5,554 | 4.3 | 4,796 | 4.2 |
| Total Industries | 162,752 | 100.0 | 130,654 | 100.0 | 115,396 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2022. ©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 | ||||||