Understanding the economic role of Lockyer Valley 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 the Lockyer Valley 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockyer Valley Regional Council | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 4,694 | 28.3 | 2,868 | 21.1 | 2,175 | 17.6 |
| Mining | 195 | 1.2 | 125 | 0.9 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Goods related | 4,731 | 28.5 | 4,351 | 32.0 | 4,727 | 38.3 |
| Household services | 4,951 | 29.8 | 4,365 | 32.1 | 3,870 | 31.3 |
| Business services | 1,156 | 7.0 | 1,076 | 7.9 | 971 | 7.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 872 | 5.3 | 795 | 5.9 | 503 | 4.1 |
| Total Industries | 16,599 | 100.0 | 13,582 | 100.0 | 12,356 | 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 | ||||||