Output by industry is a gross measure of the total sales of each industry sector in the Western Downs Regional Council area. 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 Western Downs Regional Council area’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 | |||||||||
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| Western Downs Regional Council area | 2022/23 | 2017/18 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Queensland | $m | % | Queensland | 2017/18 - 2022/23 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1,575.2 | 17.7 | 4.0 | 1,244.9 | 10.8 | 3.2 | +330.3 | ||
| Mining | 3,535.9 | 39.7 | 13.6 | 6,246.9 | 54.0 | 17.7 | -2,711.1 | ||
| Manufacturing | 349.5 | 3.9 | 10.4 | 335.9 | 2.9 | 11.2 | +13.6 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 799.0 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 638.0 | 5.5 | 3.7 | +161.0 | ||
| Construction | 841.0 | 9.4 | 13.3 | 1,550.6 | 13.4 | 14.4 | -709.7 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 150.9 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 155.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | -4.1 | ||
| Retail Trade | 166.9 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 184.1 | 1.6 | 3.6 | -17.2 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 113.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 122.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | -9.4 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 266.5 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 200.0 | 1.7 | 7.0 | +66.5 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 16.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | +4.3 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 66.2 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 92.0 | 0.8 | 4.2 | -25.8 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 245.5 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 98.2 | 0.8 | 4.3 | +147.3 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 120.4 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 120.3 | 1.0 | 5.4 | +0.1 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 87.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 71.6 | 0.6 | 2.7 | +15.6 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 152.2 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 112.7 | 1.0 | 3.8 | +39.5 | ||
| Education and Training | 112.3 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 127.9 | 1.1 | 3.5 | -15.6 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 157.7 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 147.2 | 1.3 | 5.2 | +10.5 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | +2.1 | ||
| Other Services | 138.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 89.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | +48.6 | ||
| Total industries | 8,906.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,560.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -2,653.5 | ||
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 Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the output by industry sectors in the Western Downs Regional Council area in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:
- Mining ($3,536 million or 39.7%)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($1,575 million or 17.7%)
- Construction ($841 million or 9.4%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $5,952 million in total or 66.8% of the total output by total industry in the the Western Downs Regional Council area.
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 Western Downs Regional Council area and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of output by Mining (39.7% compared to 13.6%)
- A larger percentage of output by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (17.7% compared to 4.0%)
- A smaller percentage of output by Manufacturing (3.9% compared to 10.4%)
- A larger percentage of output by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (9.0% compared to 3.9%)
Emerging groups
The total industry output in the Western Downs Regional Council area decreased by $-2,654 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.
The largest changes in the output by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the Western Downs Regional Council area were for:
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$330 million)
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$161 million)
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$147 million)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$67 million)