Understanding the economic role of RDA Townsville North West Region 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 Townsville North West Region'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 Townsville North West Region | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 4,468 | 3.0 | 5,139 | 3.9 | 5,593 | 4.1 |
| Mining | 10,636 | 7.2 | 8,388 | 6.3 | 8,699 | 6.5 |
| Goods related | 43,937 | 29.8 | 39,773 | 30.1 | 49,700 | 36.9 |
| Household services | 55,881 | 38.0 | 49,647 | 37.6 | 41,940 | 31.1 |
| Business services | 13,984 | 9.5 | 13,157 | 10.0 | 14,915 | 11.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 18,309 | 12.4 | 16,071 | 12.2 | 13,972 | 10.4 |
| Total Industries | 147,214 | 100.0 | 132,176 | 100.0 | 134,818 | 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 | ||||||