RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

Output

In the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region, Construction had the largest output by industry, generating $6,294 million in 2023/24.

Output by industry is a gross measure of the total sales of each industry sector in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region. It does not measure how productive each industry sector is at producing this output - which is measured by value added.

By comparing the output of each industry sector to a regional benchmark, you can clearly see the structure of the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region’s economy. This can be done by directly comparing the percentage contribution of each industry to the total output, relative to the benchmark, or by using a location quotient, where a number greater than one indicates a high concentration of that industry and less than one indicates a lower concentration.

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

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

The gross measure of output includes the value of all the inputs to each industry.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Output by industry sector
RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing3,275.010.13.52,633.89.82.9+641.2
Mining2,068.56.415.52,127.27.919.6-58.7
Manufacturing4,257.913.110.64,055.915.011.1+202.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services1,789.25.54.21,409.55.23.5+379.7
Construction6,294.319.314.14,685.217.314.3+1,609.1
Wholesale Trade583.81.83.2611.72.33.2-28.0
Retail Trade1,640.45.03.71,421.05.33.5+219.5
Accommodation and Food Services1,240.03.82.7889.03.32.5+351.0
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,402.64.36.91,470.55.47.8-68.0
Information Media and Telecommunications326.11.01.7297.31.11.4+28.8
Financial and Insurance Services560.31.74.3515.51.94.2+44.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,104.53.43.1653.62.42.9+450.9
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services871.82.75.9837.63.15.3+34.3
Administrative and Support Services580.11.82.6552.92.02.5+27.2
Public Administration and Safety1,233.93.85.2978.53.64.2+255.4
Education and Training1,221.43.83.61,110.44.13.6+111.0
Health Care and Social Assistance3,280.110.16.62,186.08.15.4+1,094.1
Arts and Recreation Services240.20.71.0101.40.40.9+138.8
Other Services562.01.71.6474.21.81.4+87.8
Total industries32,532.3100.0100.027,011.3100.0100.0+5,521.0

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). 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 output by industry sectors in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($6,294 million or 19.3%)
  • Manufacturing ($4,258 million or 13.1%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($3,280 million or 10.1%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $13,832 million in total or 42.5% of the total output by total industry in the the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 14.1% in Construction; 10.6% in Manufacturing and 6.6% in Health Care and Social Assistance.

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

  • A smaller percentage of output by Mining (6.4% compared to 15.5%)
  • A larger percentage of output by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (10.1% compared to 3.5%)
  • A larger percentage of output by Construction (19.3% compared to 14.1%)
  • A larger percentage of output by Health Care and Social Assistance (10.1% compared to 6.6%)

Emerging groups

The total industry output in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region increased by $5,521 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.

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

  • Construction (+$1,609 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$1,094 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$641 million)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$451 million)

RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

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