RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

Local sales

In the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $6,264 million in 2023/24.

Local sales by industry measures the output of local industries that is sold locally. This includes sales to local consumers, businesses and other organisations.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, local sales data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.

Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Local sales by industry sector
RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region - Constant prices2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,280.35.71.61,176.86.51.8+103.5
Mining146.20.65.2265.11.52.1-118.9
Manufacturing1,528.06.87.51,431.17.98.9+96.9
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services1,169.25.24.4905.25.04.0+264.0
Construction6,264.327.722.14,654.225.824.6+1,610.1
Wholesale Trade453.62.03.2467.82.63.5-14.2
Retail Trade1,280.85.74.51,094.26.14.7+186.5
Accommodation and Food Services779.53.42.8550.63.12.6+228.9
Transport, Postal and Warehousing917.24.16.1779.44.36.4+137.8
Information Media and Telecommunications238.31.12.2263.51.52.2-25.2
Financial and Insurance Services517.62.35.2473.22.65.6+44.5
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,014.24.54.6597.93.34.5+416.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services793.73.57.2760.24.27.2+33.5
Administrative and Support Services528.62.33.5488.42.73.7+40.2
Public Administration and Safety1,166.75.24.9924.55.14.6+242.3
Education and Training939.74.23.7735.14.13.7+204.6
Health Care and Social Assistance2,949.613.08.02,063.511.47.3+886.1
Arts and Recreation Services219.51.01.289.80.51.0+129.8
Other Services415.41.82.0321.81.81.7+93.7
Total industries22,602.6100.0100.018,042.4100.0100.0+4,560.2

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. Note: All $ values are expressed in 2022/23 base year dollar terms. 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

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the local sales by industry sectors in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($6,264million or 27.7%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($2,950million or 13.0%)
  • Manufacturing ($1,528million or 6.8%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $10,742 million in total or 47.5% of the total local sales by total industry in the the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 22.1% in Construction; 8.0% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 7.5% in Manufacturing.

The major differences between local sales by industries of the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Construction (27.7% compared to 22.1%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Health Care and Social Assistance (13.0% compared to 8.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Mining (0.6% compared to 5.2%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (5.7% compared to 1.6%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region $increased by 4,560 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region were for:

  • Construction (+$1,610 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$886 million)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$416 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$264 million)

RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

economic profile