Understanding the economic role of Rockhampton Regional 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 Rockhampton Regional Council area'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhampton Regional Council area | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 572 | 1.3 | 796 | 1.9 | 702 | 1.7 |
| Mining | 660 | 1.5 | 687 | 1.7 | 676 | 1.6 |
| Goods related | 16,304 | 36.0 | 15,534 | 37.4 | 17,737 | 42.2 |
| Household services | 19,911 | 43.9 | 17,363 | 41.9 | 15,312 | 36.4 |
| Business services | 4,671 | 10.3 | 4,143 | 10.0 | 4,495 | 10.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,206 | 7.1 | 2,961 | 7.1 | 3,097 | 7.4 |
| Total Industries | 45,324 | 100.0 | 41,484 | 100.0 | 42,019 | 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 | ||||||