Toowoomba

Local sales

In Toowoomba, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $4,084 million in 2022/23.

Local sales by industry measures the output of local industries that is sold locally. This includes sales to local consumers, businesses and other organisations.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, local sales data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.

Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Local sales by industry sector
Toowoomba - Constant prices2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing935.75.31.9786.85.01.8+148.9
Mining381.42.25.1298.31.910.4+83.2
Manufacturing1,388.87.97.71,442.89.28.2-54.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services835.74.74.1768.34.93.9+67.4
Construction4,084.023.120.23,485.222.321.4+598.7
Wholesale Trade621.03.53.4657.74.23.4-36.7
Retail Trade831.14.74.4780.25.04.4+50.9
Accommodation and Food Services479.82.73.0508.93.32.9-29.0
Transport, Postal and Warehousing905.75.16.9741.84.75.4+163.9
Information Media and Telecommunications247.01.42.3131.40.81.7+115.6
Financial and Insurance Services1,054.06.05.3898.75.74.9+155.3
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services764.54.36.6704.44.56.2+60.1
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services740.04.26.9836.85.36.3-96.8
Administrative and Support Services396.42.23.6315.02.03.2+81.4
Public Administration and Safety911.25.24.1824.15.33.5+87.1
Education and Training814.04.63.7644.14.13.1+169.9
Health Care and Social Assistance1,650.19.37.41,327.28.56.0+323.0
Arts and Recreation Services141.70.81.089.20.61.0+52.5
Other Services489.72.82.5415.92.72.3+73.7
Total industries17,671.9100.0100.015,657.0100.0100.0+2,014.9

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. .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

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the local sales by industry sectors in Toowoomba in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($4,084million or 23.1%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($1,650million or 9.3%)
  • Manufacturing ($1,389million or 7.9%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $7,123 million in total or 40.3% of the total local sales by total industry in the Toowoomba.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 20.2% in Construction; 7.4% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 7.7% in Manufacturing.

The major differences between local sales by industries of Toowoomba and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (5.3% compared to 1.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Mining (2.2% compared to 5.1%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Construction (23.1% compared to 20.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (4.2% compared to 6.9%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in Toowoomba $increased by 2,015 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in Toowoomba were for:

  • Construction (+$599 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$323 million)
  • Education and Training (+$170 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$164 million)

Toowoomba Regional Council

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