Understanding the economic role of Bundaberg 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 Bundaberg 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundaberg Regional Council | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 4,024 | 8.9 | 3,861 | 10.4 | 3,894 | 10.9 |
| Mining | 194 | 0.4 | 141 | 0.4 | 163 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 15,305 | 33.7 | 12,610 | 33.8 | 13,165 | 36.8 |
| Household services | 19,512 | 43.0 | 14,687 | 39.4 | 12,807 | 35.8 |
| Business services | 4,378 | 9.6 | 4,069 | 10.9 | 3,906 | 10.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,010 | 4.4 | 1,892 | 5.1 | 1,828 | 5.1 |
| Total Industries | 45,422 | 100.0 | 37,260 | 100.0 | 35,762 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. 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 | ||||||