In the Hilltops Council area, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $475 million in 2018/19.
Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the Hilltops Council area 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltops Council area | 2018/19 | 2013/14 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | NSW | $m | % | NSW | 2013/14 - 2018/19 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 475.1 | 61.6 | 3.3 | 457.0 | 68.9 | 4.1 | +18.0 | ||
| Mining | 95.3 | 12.4 | 6.3 | 13.4 | 2.0 | 6.6 | +82.0 | ||
| Manufacturing | 90.1 | 11.7 | 15.7 | 71.0 | 10.7 | 18.8 | +19.1 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 | -2.1 | ||
| Construction | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 19.8 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 17.2 | 2.6 | 5.6 | +2.6 | ||
| Retail Trade | 14.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | +0.1 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 10.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 | +3.1 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 20.8 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 50.1 | 7.6 | 8.8 | -29.3 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 1.1 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.6 | +0.5 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 3.3 | 0.4 | 16.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 15.7 | -0.2 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | +0.3 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.3 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 7.5 | +0.9 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | +0.0 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 2.4 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 5.0 | +0.0 | ||
| Education and Training | 16.5 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 3.3 | +7.8 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5.2 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 3.5 | +1.3 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | +0.0 | ||
| Other Services | 5.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.7 | +3.6 | ||
| Total industries | 770.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 663.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +107.7 | ||
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 Hilltops Council area in 2018/19 shows the three largest industries were:
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (475 million or 61.6%)
- Mining (95 million or 12.4%)
- Manufacturing (90 million or 11.7%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 660 million in total or 85.7% of the total exports by industry in the the Hilltops Council area.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in NSW accounted for 3.3% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 6.3% in Mining and 15.7% in Manufacturing.
The major differences between the total exports by industries of the Hilltops Council area and NSW were:
- A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (61.6% compared to 3.3%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (0.4% compared to 16.8%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (0.6% compared to 9.2%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Information Media and Telecommunications (0.1% compared to 6.3%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in the Hilltops Council area $increased by 108 million between 2013/14 and 2018/19.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2013/14 and 2018/19 in the Hilltops Council area were for:
- Mining (+$82 million)
- Manufacturing (+$19 million)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$18 million)
- Education and Training (+$8 million)