RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

Local sales

In the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $6,899 million in 2022/23.

Local sales by industry measures the output of local industries that is sold locally. This includes sales to local consumers, businesses and other organisations.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, local sales 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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Local sales by industry sector
RDA Darling Downs and South West Region - Constant prices2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,734.66.31.91,521.36.11.8+213.3
Mining594.02.25.1446.81.810.4+147.2
Manufacturing1,964.17.27.72,031.78.28.1-67.6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services1,609.15.94.11,556.26.33.9+52.9
Construction6,899.125.220.26,435.726.021.5+463.4
Wholesale Trade888.23.23.4965.93.93.4-77.7
Retail Trade1,236.04.54.31,204.24.94.4+31.8
Accommodation and Food Services811.63.03.0835.23.42.9-23.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,396.55.16.91,165.24.75.4+231.3
Information Media and Telecommunications323.01.22.3178.20.71.7+144.8
Financial and Insurance Services1,244.54.65.31,126.04.54.9+118.5
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,420.35.26.7986.24.06.3+434.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,024.83.76.81,117.44.56.3-92.6
Administrative and Support Services573.02.13.6487.52.03.2+85.5
Public Administration and Safety1,310.54.84.11,143.34.63.4+167.2
Education and Training1,131.84.13.7916.33.73.1+215.5
Health Care and Social Assistance2,215.58.17.41,879.77.66.0+335.8
Arts and Recreation Services167.10.61.0115.00.51.0+52.1
Other Services787.82.92.5648.62.62.3+139.2
Total industries27,331.7100.0100.024,760.4100.0100.0+2,571.3

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. .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

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the local sales by industry sectors in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($6,899million or 25.2%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($2,215million or 8.1%)
  • Manufacturing ($1,964million or 7.2%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $11,079 million in total or 40.5% of the total local sales by total industry in the the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 20.2% in Construction; 7.4% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 7.7% in Manufacturing.

The major differences between local sales by industries of the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Construction (25.2% compared to 20.2%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (6.3% compared to 1.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.7% compared to 6.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Mining (2.2% compared to 5.1%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region $increased by 2,571 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region were for:

  • Construction (+$463 million)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$434 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$336 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$231 million)

RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

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