In the City of Armadale, Manufacturing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $504 million in 2018/19.
Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the City of Armadale 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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City of Armadale | 2018/19 | 2013/14 | Change | ||||||
Industry | $m | % | Western Australia | $m | % | Western Australia | 2013/14 - 2018/19 | ||
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 29.6 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 44.5 | 6.9 | 4.6 | -14.9 | ||
Mining | 26.4 | 2.5 | 45.8 | 24.2 | 3.8 | 39.4 | +2.1 | ||
Manufacturing | 503.7 | 48.3 | 16.1 | 305.9 | 47.6 | 20.3 | +197.9 | ||
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 76.4 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | +68.1 | ||
Construction | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ||
Wholesale Trade | 25.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 21.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | +4.8 | ||
Retail Trade | 126.7 | 12.2 | 2.1 | 34.7 | 5.4 | 2.1 | +92.0 | ||
Accommodation and Food Services | 18.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 18.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | -0.6 | ||
Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 42.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 43.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 | -0.6 | ||
Information Media and Telecommunications | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +0.8 | ||
Financial and Insurance Services | 7.3 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | +2.2 | ||
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 16.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +8.5 | ||
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 15.3 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 12.8 | 2.0 | 4.5 | +2.6 | ||
Administrative and Support Services | 10.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 32.3 | 5.0 | 1.4 | -21.8 | ||
Public Administration and Safety | 11.6 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 3.7 | +2.4 | ||
Education and Training | 55.0 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 13.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +41.8 | ||
Health Care and Social Assistance | 26.6 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 16.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | +10.1 | ||
Arts and Recreation Services | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | +0.2 | ||
Other Services | 38.6 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 32.5 | 5.1 | 1.3 | +6.1 | ||
Total industries | 1,042.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 642.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +400.9 | ||
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 the City of Armadale in 2018/19 shows the three largest industries were:
- Manufacturing (504 million or 48.3%)
- Retail Trade (127 million or 12.2%)
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (76 million or 7.3%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 707 million in total or 67.8% of the total exports by industry in the the City of Armadale.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 16.1% in Manufacturing; 2.1% in Retail Trade and 2.2% in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services.
The major differences between the total exports by industries of the City of Armadale and Western Australia were:
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Mining (2.5% compared to 45.8%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (48.3% compared to 16.1%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Retail Trade (12.2% compared to 2.1%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (7.3% compared to 2.2%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in the City of Armadale $increased by 401 million between 2013/14 and 2018/19.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2013/14 and 2018/19 in the City of Armadale were for:
- Manufacturing (+$198 million)
- Retail Trade (+$92 million)
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$68 million)
- Education and Training (+$42 million)