Understanding the economic role of Quilpie Shire 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 Quilpie Shire'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quilpie Shire | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 90 | 25.5 | 126 | 29.2 | 157 | 25.4 |
| Mining | 3 | 0.7 | 5 | 1.3 | 38 | 6.2 |
| Goods related | 101 | 28.8 | 122 | 28.4 | 238 | 38.4 |
| Household services | 100 | 28.4 | 109 | 25.4 | 106 | 17.1 |
| Business services | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3.1 | 8 | 1.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 58 | 16.6 | 54 | 12.6 | 72 | 11.7 |
| Total Industries | 351 | 100.0 | 429 | 100.0 | 620 | 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 | ||||||