Understanding the economic role of Fraser Coast 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 Fraser Coast 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Coast Regional Council | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 937 | 2.1 | 887 | 2.5 | 980 | 2.9 |
| Mining | 412 | 0.9 | 213 | 0.6 | 159 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 14,615 | 32.9 | 12,342 | 34.8 | 12,870 | 37.8 |
| Household services | 21,288 | 47.9 | 15,626 | 44.0 | 13,901 | 40.9 |
| Business services | 4,669 | 10.5 | 4,051 | 11.4 | 4,011 | 11.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,548 | 5.7 | 2,367 | 6.7 | 2,095 | 6.2 |
| Total Industries | 44,469 | 100.0 | 35,486 | 100.0 | 34,016 | 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 | ||||||