Understanding the economic role of Toowoomba 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 Toowoomba'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.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 7,871 | 8.1 | 5,131 | 6.1 | 4,731 | 6.1 |
| Mining | 2,140 | 2.2 | 1,806 | 2.1 | 1,492 | 1.9 |
| Goods related | 31,144 | 32.2 | 28,069 | 33.3 | 29,175 | 37.9 |
| Household services | 39,923 | 41.3 | 33,698 | 40.0 | 27,003 | 35.1 |
| Business services | 10,314 | 10.7 | 9,835 | 11.7 | 9,381 | 12.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 5,338 | 5.5 | 5,722 | 6.8 | 5,183 | 6.7 |
| Total Industries | 96,730 | 100.0 | 84,261 | 100.0 | 76,966 | 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 | ||||||