Understanding the economic role of South East Queensland 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 East Queensland'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East Queensland | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 28,160 | 1.3 | 24,308 | 1.3 | 19,159 | 1.2 |
| Mining | 20,902 | 1.0 | 19,463 | 1.0 | 17,518 | 1.1 |
| Goods related | 746,613 | 34.7 | 673,792 | 36.2 | 638,049 | 39.0 |
| Household services | 823,580 | 38.3 | 686,882 | 36.9 | 551,833 | 33.8 |
| Business services | 389,678 | 18.1 | 332,710 | 17.9 | 298,765 | 18.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 140,840 | 6.6 | 123,659 | 6.6 | 108,727 | 6.7 |
| Total Industries | 2,149,773 | 100.0 | 1,860,814 | 100.0 | 1,634,051 | 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 | ||||||