RDA Kimberley

Exports

In the RDA Kimberley, Mining had the largest total exports by industry, generating $6,415 million in 2021/22.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the RDA Kimberley 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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Total exports by industry sector
RDA Kimberley2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Western Australia$m%. Western Australia2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing431.25.54.9323.312.94.1+107.8
Mining6,415.381.254.9953.738.049.8+5,461.5
Manufacturing142.31.811.9124.34.916.8+18.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services56.40.71.767.42.71.9-11.1
Construction1.50.00.12.60.10.1-1.1
Wholesale Trade29.20.42.929.11.22.7+0.1
Retail Trade45.30.61.669.22.81.5-23.9
Accommodation and Food Services66.60.80.7145.85.81.4-79.2
Transport, Postal and Warehousing206.52.63.7293.311.74.8-86.8
Information Media and Telecommunications30.30.40.814.00.60.8+16.3
Financial and Insurance Services8.60.12.77.00.32.5+1.5
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services13.10.20.661.82.50.8-48.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.80.13.05.80.23.0+4.1
Administrative and Support Services48.40.60.918.50.70.5+29.9
Public Administration and Safety149.01.92.7152.86.12.7-3.8
Education and Training68.60.91.896.33.82.0-27.7
Health Care and Social Assistance118.91.53.2100.24.03.0+18.6
Arts and Recreation Services34.40.40.610.80.40.7+23.6
Other Services29.70.41.336.51.51.0-6.8
Total industries7,904.9100.0100.02,512.6100.0100.0+5,392.3

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©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

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the total exports by industry sectors in the RDA Kimberley in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Mining (6,415 million or 81.2%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (431 million or 5.5%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (206 million or 2.6%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 7,053 million in total or 89.2% of the total exports by industry in the the RDA Kimberley.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 54.9% in Mining; 4.9% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and 3.7% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of the RDA Kimberley and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Mining (81.2% compared to 54.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (1.8% compared to 11.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (0.1% compared to 3.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (0.1% compared to 2.7%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in the RDA Kimberley $increased by 5,392 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the RDA Kimberley were for:

  • Mining (+$5,462 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$108 million)
  • Administrative and Support Services (+$30 million)
  • Arts and Recreation Services (+$24 million)

RDA Kimberley

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