Understanding the economic role of Scenic Rim 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 the Scenic Rim Regional Council'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenic Rim Regional Council | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,280 | 13.2 | 1,915 | 12.6 | 1,699 | 12.2 |
| Mining | 174 | 1.0 | 134 | 0.9 | 94 | 0.7 |
| Goods related | 5,085 | 29.5 | 4,755 | 31.3 | 4,595 | 32.9 |
| Household services | 6,767 | 39.2 | 5,813 | 38.3 | 5,123 | 36.7 |
| Business services | 1,604 | 9.3 | 1,471 | 9.7 | 1,482 | 10.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,341 | 7.8 | 1,085 | 7.1 | 982 | 7.0 |
| Total Industries | 17,251 | 100.0 | 15,172 | 100.0 | 13,976 | 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 | ||||||