Understanding the economic role of Far North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils 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 the FNQROC'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.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FNQROC | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 7,755 | 5.5 | 8,871 | 7.0 | 8,459 | 6.9 |
| Mining | 1,582 | 1.1 | 1,552 | 1.2 | 1,749 | 1.4 |
| Goods related | 43,566 | 31.1 | 42,560 | 33.4 | 44,947 | 36.4 |
| Household services | 59,383 | 42.4 | 50,866 | 39.9 | 43,769 | 35.4 |
| Business services | 17,517 | 12.5 | 14,087 | 11.1 | 15,150 | 12.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 10,093 | 7.2 | 9,460 | 7.4 | 9,412 | 7.6 |
| Total Industries | 139,897 | 100.0 | 127,395 | 100.0 | 123,485 | 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 | ||||||