Understanding the economic role of City of Moreton Bay 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 Moreton Bay'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreton Bay | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,924 | 1.7 | 3,103 | 2.2 | 2,021 | 1.7 |
| Mining | 943 | 0.6 | 764 | 0.5 | 523 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 60,556 | 36.0 | 56,223 | 39.2 | 49,733 | 42.8 |
| Household services | 77,244 | 45.9 | 60,164 | 42.0 | 45,009 | 38.8 |
| Business services | 19,697 | 11.7 | 17,436 | 12.2 | 14,338 | 12.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 6,793 | 4.0 | 5,614 | 3.9 | 4,518 | 3.9 |
| Total Industries | 168,158 | 100.0 | 143,305 | 100.0 | 116,142 | 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 | ||||||