Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region 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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| RDA Darling Downs and South West Region | 2022/23 | 2017/18 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Queensland | $m | % | Queensland | 2017/18 - 2022/23 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5,903.9 | 26.6 | 7.8 | 4,161.5 | 16.9 | 5.5 | +1,742.4 | ||
| Mining | 9,838.9 | 44.3 | 31.5 | 14,812.6 | 60.2 | 38.0 | -4,973.7 | ||
| Manufacturing | 2,199.8 | 9.9 | 15.2 | 1,935.8 | 7.9 | 16.1 | +264.0 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 741.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 468.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 | +272.8 | ||
| Construction | 22.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 28.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -6.7 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 459.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 329.8 | 1.3 | 2.9 | +129.5 | ||
| Retail Trade | 194.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 250.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | -55.8 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 132.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 169.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | -36.9 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 978.3 | 4.4 | 9.7 | 730.1 | 3.0 | 9.3 | +248.2 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 31.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 22.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | +8.7 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 123.0 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 119.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | +3.9 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 40.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 35.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +5.7 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 99.7 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 116.1 | 0.5 | 3.3 | -16.4 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 49.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 41.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | +8.2 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 287.0 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 318.4 | 1.3 | 4.1 | -31.4 | ||
| Education and Training | 355.5 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 623.3 | 2.5 | 3.9 | -267.8 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 473.9 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 315.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | +158.4 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | +3.5 | ||
| Other Services | 243.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 131.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | +112.0 | ||
| Total industries | 22,189.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 24,621.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -2,431.4 | ||
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 Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the total exports by industry sectors in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:
- Mining (9,839 million or 44.3%)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (5,904 million or 26.6%)
- Manufacturing (2,200 million or 9.9%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 17,943 million in total or 80.9% of the total exports by industry in the the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 31.5% in Mining; 7.8% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and 15.2% in Manufacturing.
The major differences between the total exports by industries of the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (26.6% compared to 7.8%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Mining (44.3% compared to 31.5%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (9.9% compared to 15.2%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (4.4% compared to 9.7%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region $decreased by -2,431 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region were for:
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$1,742 million)
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$273 million)
- Manufacturing (+$264 million)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$248 million)