Understanding the economic role of South Burnett 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 South Burnett 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Burnett Regional Council | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,379 | 9.9 | 1,527 | 12.0 | 1,627 | 12.5 |
| Mining | 421 | 3.0 | 461 | 3.6 | 500 | 3.8 |
| Goods related | 5,098 | 36.5 | 4,730 | 37.0 | 5,159 | 39.5 |
| Household services | 5,346 | 38.3 | 4,375 | 34.2 | 4,045 | 31.0 |
| Business services | 1,017 | 7.3 | 997 | 7.8 | 1,078 | 8.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 704 | 5.0 | 686 | 5.4 | 636 | 4.9 |
| Total Industries | 13,965 | 100.0 | 12,776 | 100.0 | 13,045 | 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 | ||||||