In the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region, Mining had the largest total imports by industry, generating $9,226 million in 2018/19.
Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region Plains boundaries to resident households, businesses and other organisations within the area. Imports (domestic) includes all imports from other parts of Australia to the Region.Imports (international) includes the value of all imports to the area from outside Australia.
To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, import 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 imports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA Darling Downs and South West Region | 2018/19 | 2013/14 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Queensland | $m | % | Queensland | 2013/14 - 2018/19 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3,694.5 | 18.9 | 5.4 | 3,502.7 | 31.3 | 6.9 | +191.8 | ||
| Mining | 9,225.9 | 47.3 | 27.1 | 1,835.0 | 16.4 | 19.6 | +7,391.0 | ||
| Manufacturing | 1,842.3 | 9.4 | 15.2 | 1,666.4 | 14.9 | 22.2 | +175.9 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 1,017.6 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 579.9 | 5.2 | 3.5 | +437.6 | ||
| Construction | 30.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -6.3 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 279.6 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 349.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | -70.0 | ||
| Retail Trade | 314.8 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 362.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | -47.2 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 414.4 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 366.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | +47.6 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 632.0 | 3.2 | 9.9 | 767.2 | 6.8 | 10.5 | -135.2 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 41.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 99.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -58.2 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 130.0 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 90.8 | 0.8 | 2.8 | +39.2 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 45.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 175.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | -129.8 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 101.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 86.5 | 0.8 | 3.8 | +15.3 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 61.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 32.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | +28.7 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 366.6 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 378.7 | 3.4 | 5.7 | -12.1 | ||
| Education and Training | 578.9 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 412.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | +166.8 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 479.1 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 117.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 | +362.0 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 51.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 41.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | +9.9 | ||
| Other Services | 198.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 303.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | -104.9 | ||
| Total industries | 19,504.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,202.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,302.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id the population experts. 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 imports by industry sectors in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region in 2018/19 shows the three largest industries were:
- Mining ($9,226 million or 47.3%)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($3,694 million or 18.9%)
- Manufacturing ($1,842 million or 9.4%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $14,763 million in total or 75.7% of the total imports by industry in the the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 27.1% in Mining; 5.4% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and 15.2% in Manufacturing.
The major differences between total imports by industries of the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of total imports by Mining (47.3% compared to 27.1%)
- A larger percentage of total imports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (18.9% compared to 5.4%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (3.2% compared to 9.9%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (9.4% compared to 15.2%)
Emerging groups
The total total imports by industry in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region increased by $8,302 million between 2013/14 and 2018/19.
The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2013/14 and 2018/19 in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region were for:
- Mining (+$7,391 million)
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$438 million)
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$362 million)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$192 million)