Understanding the economic role of RDA Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast 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 RDA MBSC'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA MBSC | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 6,323 | 1.7 | 6,635 | 2.1 | 5,088 | 2.0 |
| Mining | 1,646 | 0.4 | 1,207 | 0.4 | 1,064 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 131,374 | 34.7 | 116,108 | 37.1 | 101,266 | 39.9 |
| Household services | 170,955 | 45.1 | 131,927 | 42.2 | 99,088 | 39.1 |
| Business services | 54,428 | 14.4 | 44,685 | 14.3 | 37,201 | 14.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 14,049 | 3.7 | 12,069 | 3.9 | 9,890 | 3.9 |
| Total Industries | 378,775 | 100.0 | 312,630 | 100.0 | 253,597 | 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 | ||||||