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 | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 3,036 | 1.8 | 2,600 | 2.0 | 2,449 | 2.1 |
| Mining | 590 | 0.3 | 338 | 0.3 | 446 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 57,756 | 33.5 | 46,968 | 35.9 | 43,673 | 37.9 |
| Household services | 76,960 | 44.6 | 54,319 | 41.6 | 44,941 | 39.0 |
| Business services | 28,091 | 16.3 | 21,409 | 16.4 | 18,847 | 16.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 6,065 | 3.5 | 5,076 | 3.9 | 4,816 | 4.2 |
| Total Industries | 172,498 | 100.0 | 130,711 | 100.0 | 115,172 | 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 | ||||||