Sunshine Coast

Industry composition

In 2024, the Household services sector accounted for 44.6% of employment in Sunshine Coast. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (39.0% in 2014).

Understanding the economic role of Sunshine Coast 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 Sunshine Coast'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.

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Employment composition
Sunshine Coast202420192014
Industrynumber%. number%. number%.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing3,0041.73,1742.22,4502.1
Mining6450.44040.34440.4
Goods related61,26033.751,45435.743,68437.9
Household services81,07344.660,71042.144,93939.0
Business services29,63216.322,75215.818,84816.4
Public administration and safety6,3163.55,6143.94,8164.2
Total Industries181,931100.0144,109100.0115,182100.0

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

Sunshine Coast Council

economic profile