Understanding the economic role of Goondiwindi 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 Goondiwindi 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goondiwindi Regional Council | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,150 | 23.4 | 1,433 | 27.5 | 1,417 | 25.4 |
| Mining | 8 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.4 | 73 | 1.3 |
| Goods related | 1,508 | 30.7 | 1,542 | 29.6 | 1,917 | 34.4 |
| Household services | 1,570 | 31.9 | 1,600 | 30.7 | 1,474 | 26.5 |
| Business services | 493 | 10.0 | 429 | 8.2 | 512 | 9.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 191 | 3.9 | 183 | 3.5 | 178 | 3.2 |
| Total Industries | 4,920 | 100.0 | 5,209 | 100.0 | 5,571 | 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 | ||||||