Understanding the economic role of Maranoa 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 Maranoa 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maranoa Regional Council | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,145 | 13.9 | 1,385 | 17.0 | 1,417 | 16.9 |
| Mining | 1,239 | 15.0 | 1,026 | 12.6 | 940 | 11.2 |
| Goods related | 2,512 | 30.4 | 2,543 | 31.2 | 2,906 | 34.7 |
| Household services | 2,166 | 26.2 | 2,144 | 26.3 | 1,952 | 23.3 |
| Business services | 660 | 8.0 | 512 | 6.3 | 602 | 7.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 530 | 6.4 | 539 | 6.6 | 557 | 6.6 |
| Total Industries | 8,252 | 100.0 | 8,149 | 100.0 | 8,374 | 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 | ||||||