Understanding the economic role of Gympie 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 Gympie 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gympie Regional Council | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,701 | 7.4 | 1,727 | 8.9 | 1,966 | 10.7 |
| Mining | 206 | 0.9 | 195 | 1.0 | 130 | 0.7 |
| Goods related | 8,298 | 36.2 | 7,505 | 38.8 | 7,292 | 39.6 |
| Household services | 9,390 | 40.9 | 6,851 | 35.4 | 6,149 | 33.4 |
| Business services | 2,313 | 10.1 | 2,028 | 10.5 | 1,914 | 10.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,041 | 4.5 | 1,041 | 5.4 | 981 | 5.3 |
| Total Industries | 22,949 | 100.0 | 19,348 | 100.0 | 18,432 | 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 | ||||||