In Ballina Shire, Manufacturing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $142 million in 2018/19.
Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside Ballina Shire 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
Total exports by industry sector | |||||||||
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Ballina Shire | 2018/19 | 2013/14 | Change | ||||||
Industry | $m | % | New South Wales | $m | % | New South Wales | 2013/14 - 2018/19 | ||
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 119.9 | 17.4 | 3.3 | 141.4 | 23.8 | 4.1 | -21.4 | ||
Mining | 38.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 6.6 | +26.9 | ||
Manufacturing | 142.0 | 20.6 | 15.7 | 100.6 | 16.9 | 18.8 | +41.5 | ||
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 17.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 3.2 | +6.6 | ||
Construction | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.9 | ||
Wholesale Trade | 13.9 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 12.2 | 2.1 | 5.6 | +1.7 | ||
Retail Trade | 39.9 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 32.1 | 5.4 | 2.7 | +7.8 | ||
Accommodation and Food Services | 48.3 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 62.7 | 10.5 | 2.8 | -14.4 | ||
Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 42.9 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 39.2 | 6.6 | 8.8 | +3.7 | ||
Information Media and Telecommunications | 5.4 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 5.6 | +0.5 | ||
Financial and Insurance Services | 9.0 | 1.3 | 16.8 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 15.7 | +0.8 | ||
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 7.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +2.6 | ||
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 17.6 | 2.6 | 9.2 | 16.2 | 2.7 | 7.5 | +1.4 | ||
Administrative and Support Services | 16.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 13.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | +2.6 | ||
Public Administration and Safety | 6.3 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | +0.1 | ||
Education and Training | 36.3 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 44.7 | 7.5 | 3.3 | -8.3 | ||
Health Care and Social Assistance | 57.3 | 8.3 | 4.1 | 61.5 | 10.3 | 3.5 | -4.3 | ||
Arts and Recreation Services | 61.0 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | +55.3 | ||
Other Services | 8.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 16.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | -8.5 | ||
Total industries | 690.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 594.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +95.4 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions. Data are based on a 2016-17 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 |


Dominant groups
An analysis of the total exports by industry sectors in Ballina Shire in 2018/19 shows the three largest industries were:
- Manufacturing (142 million or 20.6%)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (120 million or 17.4%)
- Arts and Recreation Services (61 million or 8.8%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 323 million in total or 46.8% of the total exports by industry in the Ballina Shire.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 15.7% in Manufacturing; 3.3% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and 1.4% in Arts and Recreation Services.
The major differences between the total exports by industries of Ballina Shire and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (1.3% compared to 16.8%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (17.4% compared to 3.3%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Arts and Recreation Services (8.8% compared to 1.4%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (2.6% compared to 9.2%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in Ballina Shire $increased by 95 million between 2013/14 and 2018/19.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2013/14 and 2018/19 in Ballina Shire were for:
- Arts and Recreation Services (+$55 million)
- Manufacturing (+$41 million)
- Mining (+$27 million)
- Retail Trade (+$8 million)