Cassowary Coast

Exports

In the Cassowary Coast, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $987 million in 2021/22.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the Cassowary Coast boundaries. Exports (domestic) include all exports from the area to other parts of Australia. Exports (international) includes all exports from the Region to countries outside Australia.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, export data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.

Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Total exports by industry sector
Cassowary Coast2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing986.562.49.4717.248.57.6+269.4
Mining64.24.122.768.54.623.2-4.3
Manufacturing314.919.916.5466.631.617.9-151.7
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services33.02.14.123.81.63.9+9.3
Construction1.40.10.20.90.10.2+0.5
Wholesale Trade26.51.73.910.00.73.6+16.5
Retail Trade25.91.63.125.01.72.8+0.9
Accommodation and Food Services12.70.82.435.72.43.5-23.0
Transport, Postal and Warehousing67.34.38.857.13.99.7+10.1
Information Media and Telecommunications1.40.11.02.40.20.9-1.0
Financial and Insurance Services3.90.23.84.40.33.7-0.5
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.70.00.32.90.21.2-2.3
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.40.34.35.50.43.8-0.1
Administrative and Support Services11.20.71.610.30.71.6+0.9
Public Administration and Safety6.30.46.15.60.45.5+0.7
Education and Training5.80.43.617.71.23.9-11.9
Health Care and Social Assistance11.20.74.98.10.64.4+3.0
Arts and Recreation Services0.80.11.17.10.51.0-6.3
Other Services2.60.22.09.60.61.6-7.0
Total industries1,581.7100.0100.01,478.4100.0100.0+103.3

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©2023. 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

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the total exports by industry sectors in the Cassowary Coast in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (987 million or 62.4%)
  • Manufacturing (315 million or 19.9%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (67 million or 4.3%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 1,369 million in total or 86.5% of the total exports by industry in the the Cassowary Coast.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 9.4% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 16.5% in Manufacturing and 8.8% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of the Cassowary Coast and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (62.4% compared to 9.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Mining (4.1% compared to 22.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (0.4% compared to 6.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (4.3% compared to 8.8%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in the Cassowary Coast $increased by 103 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the Cassowary Coast were for:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$269 million)
  • Wholesale Trade (+$16 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$10 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$9 million)

Cassowary Coast Regional Council

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