Balonne Shire

Local sales

In Balonne Shire, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing had the highest local sales, generating $81 million in 2023/24.

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
Balonne Shire - Constant prices2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing81.324.71.675.225.41.8+6.1
Mining----5.2----2.1--
Manufacturing9.52.97.510.53.58.9-1.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services23.07.04.417.45.94.0+5.6
Construction46.714.222.145.415.424.6+1.3
Wholesale Trade17.15.23.215.75.33.5+1.3
Retail Trade15.94.84.516.45.64.7-0.6
Accommodation and Food Services11.13.42.87.82.62.6+3.3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing21.96.66.116.45.66.4+5.5
Information Media and Telecommunications----2.2----2.2--
Financial and Insurance Services3.21.05.25.01.75.6-1.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.61.74.62.50.84.5+3.1
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.51.77.24.31.57.2+1.2
Administrative and Support Services5.41.63.54.81.63.7+0.6
Public Administration and Safety19.55.94.916.65.64.6+2.9
Education and Training17.35.33.714.24.83.7+3.1
Health Care and Social Assistance32.39.88.034.111.57.3-1.8
Arts and Recreation Services0.60.21.20.40.21.0+0.1
Other Services13.44.12.08.93.01.7+4.5
Total industries329.2100.0100.0295.7100.0100.0+33.5

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. Note: All $ values are expressed in 2022/23 base year dollar terms. 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 Balonne Shire in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($81million or 24.7%)
  • Construction ($47million or 14.2%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($32million or 9.8%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $160 million in total or 48.7% of the total local sales by total industry in the Balonne Shire.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 1.6% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 22.1% in Construction and 8.0% in Health Care and Social Assistance.

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

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (24.7% compared to 1.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Construction (14.2% compared to 22.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (1.7% compared to 7.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Manufacturing (2.9% compared to 7.5%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in Balonne Shire $increased by 34 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in Balonne Shire were for:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$6 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$6 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$5 million)
  • Other Services (+$4 million)

Balonne Shire

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