Understanding the economic role of RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region 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 RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region'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.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 9,484 | 7.2 | 9,595 | 8.7 | 10,192 | 9.5 |
| Mining | 1,711 | 1.3 | 1,276 | 1.2 | 1,105 | 1.0 |
| Goods related | 44,412 | 33.7 | 38,404 | 34.9 | 39,928 | 37.4 |
| Household services | 56,986 | 43.2 | 42,941 | 39.0 | 38,361 | 35.9 |
| Business services | 12,749 | 9.7 | 11,490 | 10.4 | 11,205 | 10.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 6,612 | 5.0 | 6,318 | 5.7 | 5,955 | 5.6 |
| Total Industries | 131,954 | 100.0 | 110,024 | 100.0 | 106,746 | 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 | ||||||