Understanding the economic role of Queanbeyan-Palerang 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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 547 | 2.2 | 580 | 3.4 | 475 | 3.4 |
| Mining | 310 | 1.3 | 143 | 0.8 | 63 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 12,485 | 51.2 | 7,278 | 42.7 | 6,197 | 44.8 |
| Household services | 6,677 | 27.4 | 5,389 | 31.6 | 3,909 | 28.3 |
| Business services | 2,058 | 8.4 | 1,684 | 9.9 | 1,599 | 11.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,291 | 9.4 | 1,968 | 11.5 | 1,583 | 11.4 |
| Total Industries | 24,367 | 100.0 | 17,043 | 100.0 | 13,826 | 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 | ||||||