City of Adelaide

Exports

In the City of Adelaide, Financial and Insurance Services had the largest total exports by industry, generating $4,636 million in 2021/22.

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 Adelaide2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. South Australia$m%. South Australia2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing37.00.214.310.50.110.6+26.5
Mining166.00.73.4194.11.04.9-28.0
Manufacturing134.70.618.679.80.421.3+55.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services1,747.77.75.61,518.67.75.9+229.1
Construction12.30.10.28.30.00.1+4.0
Wholesale Trade140.60.64.6284.81.45.6-144.2
Retail Trade487.02.13.6469.52.43.2+17.5
Accommodation and Food Services614.32.71.4917.74.62.6-303.4
Transport, Postal and Warehousing341.41.56.3300.21.55.9+41.2
Information Media and Telecommunications1,875.88.22.91,579.08.03.1+296.7
Financial and Insurance Services4,636.220.48.34,065.920.67.6+570.4
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.70.00.761.30.30.8-50.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2,328.910.24.31,753.18.93.9+575.9
Administrative and Support Services113.80.51.398.60.51.0+15.3
Public Administration and Safety4,029.417.78.13,197.516.27.6+831.9
Education and Training2,466.410.85.12,239.311.35.3+227.1
Health Care and Social Assistance2,971.713.18.92,367.912.08.0+603.8
Arts and Recreation Services470.52.10.9430.02.20.8+40.5
Other Services174.20.81.5195.81.01.8-21.6
Total industries22,758.8100.0100.019,771.8100.0100.0+2,987.0

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 City of Adelaide in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Financial and Insurance Services (4,636 million or 20.4%)
  • Public Administration and Safety (4,029 million or 17.7%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (2,972 million or 13.1%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 11,637 million in total or 51.1% of the total exports by industry in the the City of Adelaide.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia accounted for 8.3% in Financial and Insurance Services; 8.1% in Public Administration and Safety and 8.9% 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 18.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (0.2% compared to 14.3%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (20.4% compared to 8.3%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (17.7% compared to 8.1%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in the City of Adelaide $increased by 2,987 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the City of Adelaide were for:

  • Public Administration and Safety (+$832 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$604 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$576 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$570 million)

City of Adelaide

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