Shire of Ashburton

Exports

In the Shire of Ashburton, Mining had the largest total exports by industry, generating $43,833 million in 2022/23.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the Shire of Ashburton 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
Shire of Ashburton2022/232008/09Change
Industry$m%. Regional WA$m%. Regional WA2008/09 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing18.80.05.97.70.07.1+11.1
Mining43,833.197.282.525,481.699.478.2+18,351.5
Manufacturing1,162.32.67.656.60.29.9+1,105.7
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services11.90.00.42.00.00.5+9.9
Construction5.80.00.02.10.00.0+3.7
Wholesale Trade13.10.00.45.90.00.5+7.2
Retail Trade1.00.00.32.20.00.4-1.2
Accommodation and Food Services11.70.00.318.40.10.6-6.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.60.01.120.50.11.3-10.9
Information Media and Telecommunications0.50.00.00.70.00.0-0.3
Financial and Insurance Services0.30.00.02.00.00.1-1.7
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.80.00.21.50.00.0+5.3
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.80.00.19.70.00.1-4.9
Administrative and Support Services13.80.00.18.20.00.2+5.6
Public Administration and Safety1.50.00.21.30.00.3+0.1
Education and Training0.90.00.22.30.00.3-1.4
Health Care and Social Assistance0.70.00.30.90.00.2-0.2
Arts and Recreation Services0.30.00.00.00.00.0+0.2
Other Services2.00.00.31.50.00.2+0.5
Total industries45,098.8100.0100.025,625.3100.0100.0+19,473.5

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 Shire of Ashburton in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Mining (43,833 million or 97.2%)
  • Manufacturing (1,162 million or 2.6%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (19 million or 0.0%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 45,014 million in total or 99.8% of the total exports by industry in the the Shire of Ashburton.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Regional WA accounted for 82.5% in Mining; 7.6% in Manufacturing and 5.9% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of the Shire of Ashburton and Regional WA were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Mining (97.2% compared to 82.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (0.0% compared to 5.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (2.6% compared to 7.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (0.0% compared to 1.1%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in the Shire of Ashburton $increased by 19,474 million between 2008/09 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2008/09 and 2022/23 in the Shire of Ashburton were for:

  • Mining (+$18,352 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$1,106 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$11 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$10 million)

Shire of Ashburton

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