RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

Output

In the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region, Mining had the largest output by industry, generating $8,438 million in 2022/23.

Output by industry is a gross measure of the total sales of each industry sector in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region. It does not measure how productive each industry sector is at producing this output - which is measured by value added.

By comparing the output of each industry sector to a regional benchmark, you can clearly see the structure of the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region’s economy. This can be done by directly comparing the percentage contribution of each industry to the total output, relative to the benchmark, or by using a location quotient, where a number greater than one indicates a high concentration of that industry and less than one indicates a lower concentration.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, output data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.

Detailed data notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.

The gross measure of output includes the value of all the inputs to each industry.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Output by industry sector
RDA Darling Downs and South West Region2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing7,596.716.04.05,682.811.93.2+1,913.9
Mining8,438.317.813.613,810.728.917.7-5,372.4
Manufacturing4,164.08.810.43,952.18.311.2+211.8
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services2,350.95.03.92,025.24.23.7+325.8
Construction6,899.114.613.36,435.713.414.4+463.4
Wholesale Trade1,347.52.83.31,295.52.73.3+52.1
Retail Trade1,430.93.03.71,454.93.03.6-24.0
Accommodation and Food Services943.62.02.61,004.22.12.6-60.6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing2,350.15.07.91,895.34.07.0+454.8
Information Media and Telecommunications354.10.71.8200.60.41.4+153.5
Financial and Insurance Services1,367.52.94.61,245.12.64.2+122.4
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,435.73.04.6999.82.14.3+435.9
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,124.52.45.71,233.52.65.4-109.0
Administrative and Support Services622.41.32.8528.71.12.7+93.7
Public Administration and Safety1,597.53.44.61,461.73.13.8+135.9
Education and Training1,487.33.13.51,539.63.23.5-52.3
Health Care and Social Assistance2,689.45.76.42,195.14.65.2+494.3
Arts and Recreation Services182.30.41.0126.70.30.9+55.6
Other Services1,031.02.22.3779.81.62.0+251.2
Total industries47,412.9100.0100.047,867.1100.0100.0-454.2

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. 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

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Dominant groups

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

  • Mining ($8,438 million or 17.8%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($7,597 million or 16.0%)
  • Construction ($6,899 million or 14.6%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $22,934 million in total or 48.4% of the total output by total industry in the the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 13.6% in Mining; 4.0% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and 13.3% in Construction.

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

  • A larger percentage of output by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (16.0% compared to 4.0%)
  • A larger percentage of output by Mining (17.8% compared to 13.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of output by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (2.4% compared to 5.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of output by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (5.0% compared to 7.9%)

Emerging groups

The total industry output in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region decreased by $-454 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

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

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$1,914 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$494 million)
  • Construction (+$463 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$455 million)

RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

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