City of Adelaide

Exports

In the City of Adelaide, Financial and Insurance Services had the largest total exports by industry, generating $5,251 million in 2022/23.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the City of Adelaide 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
City of Adelaide2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. South Australia$m%. South Australia2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing34.90.111.414.60.110.4+20.3
Mining233.80.94.4378.11.85.1-144.3
Manufacturing153.20.619.1119.40.622.0+33.7
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services1,869.47.45.51,653.67.75.6+215.8
Construction15.10.10.113.50.10.2+1.6
Wholesale Trade125.40.54.6241.71.15.1-116.2
Retail Trade500.72.03.5470.32.23.2+30.4
Accommodation and Food Services915.33.61.8904.24.21.9+11.0
Transport, Postal and Warehousing300.81.27.5438.42.06.8-137.6
Information Media and Telecommunications2,387.29.43.11,799.78.42.8+587.6
Financial and Insurance Services5,250.820.88.54,322.720.27.4+928.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services75.40.31.162.00.30.9+13.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2,570.410.24.32,035.19.54.1+535.2
Administrative and Support Services105.50.41.1103.70.50.9+1.8
Public Administration and Safety4,154.016.47.53,318.115.57.0+835.9
Education and Training2,533.710.04.82,195.010.35.9+338.7
Health Care and Social Assistance3,206.412.79.12,605.212.27.7+601.2
Arts and Recreation Services652.12.61.0520.72.40.9+131.4
Other Services191.50.81.7216.41.02.0-24.9
Total industries25,275.5100.0100.021,412.5100.0100.0+3,863.0

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©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 City of Adelaide in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Financial and Insurance Services (5,251 million or 20.8%)
  • Public Administration and Safety (4,154 million or 16.4%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (3,206 million or 12.7%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 12,611 million in total or 49.9% of the total exports by industry in the the City of Adelaide.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia accounted for 8.5% in Financial and Insurance Services; 7.5% in Public Administration and Safety and 9.1% in Health Care and Social Assistance.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of the City of Adelaide and South Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (0.6% compared to 19.1%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (20.8% compared to 8.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (0.1% compared to 11.4%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (16.4% compared to 7.5%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in the City of Adelaide $increased by 3,863 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the City of Adelaide were for:

  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$928 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$836 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$601 million)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$588 million)

City of Adelaide

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