Understanding the economic role of Redland City 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 Redland City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redland City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 533 | 1.0 | 693 | 1.4 | 479 | 1.0 |
| Mining | 319 | 0.6 | 360 | 0.7 | 346 | 0.8 |
| Goods related | 20,938 | 37.8 | 18,869 | 37.6 | 18,402 | 40.3 |
| Household services | 24,148 | 43.5 | 21,539 | 42.9 | 18,075 | 39.5 |
| Business services | 7,215 | 13.0 | 6,611 | 13.2 | 6,721 | 14.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,300 | 4.1 | 2,178 | 4.3 | 1,696 | 3.7 |
| Total Industries | 55,454 | 100.0 | 50,249 | 100.0 | 45,719 | 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 | ||||||