Understanding the economic role of Noosa Shire 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 Noosa Shire Council area'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Shire Council area | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 395 | 1.4 | 357 | 1.4 | 616 | 2.8 |
| Mining | 58 | 0.2 | 39 | 0.2 | 97 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 9,558 | 33.3 | 8,431 | 33.4 | 7,849 | 35.2 |
| Household services | 12,637 | 44.1 | 11,052 | 43.8 | 9,140 | 41.0 |
| Business services | 5,098 | 17.8 | 4,497 | 17.8 | 4,014 | 18.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 940 | 3.3 | 840 | 3.3 | 557 | 2.5 |
| Total Industries | 28,686 | 100.0 | 25,217 | 100.0 | 22,273 | 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 | ||||||