Understanding the economic role of South West Queensland ROC 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 South West Queensland ROC'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 West Queensland ROC | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,381 | 17.5 | 2,952 | 21.3 | 3,359 | 21.8 |
| Mining | 1,259 | 9.2 | 1,077 | 7.8 | 1,105 | 7.2 |
| Goods related | 3,879 | 28.4 | 4,036 | 29.1 | 5,079 | 32.9 |
| Household services | 3,974 | 29.1 | 3,920 | 28.3 | 3,703 | 24.0 |
| Business services | 983 | 7.2 | 780 | 5.6 | 954 | 6.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,161 | 8.5 | 1,094 | 7.9 | 1,233 | 8.0 |
| Total Industries | 13,637 | 100.0 | 13,859 | 100.0 | 15,433 | 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 | ||||||