RDA Murraylands and Riverland region

Exports

In the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $2,736 million in 2021/22.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region 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 Murraylands and Riverland region2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. South Australia$m%. South Australia2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2,736.468.414.31,576.352.610.6+1,160.2
Mining34.20.93.410.60.44.9+23.6
Manufacturing611.515.318.6645.621.521.3-34.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services172.14.35.698.83.35.9+73.3
Construction6.90.20.23.10.10.1+3.8
Wholesale Trade53.71.34.6165.35.55.6-111.7
Retail Trade37.80.93.657.31.93.2-19.5
Accommodation and Food Services26.00.61.458.82.02.6-32.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing97.32.46.3128.64.35.9-31.3
Information Media and Telecommunications17.70.42.918.30.63.1-0.6
Financial and Insurance Services7.80.28.310.30.37.6-2.4
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.00.30.720.70.70.8-10.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.60.24.36.70.23.9-0.2
Administrative and Support Services37.00.91.336.21.21.0+0.8
Public Administration and Safety25.50.68.128.30.97.6-2.8
Education and Training33.80.85.146.41.55.3-12.6
Health Care and Social Assistance48.11.28.964.12.18.0-16.0
Arts and Recreation Services19.90.50.96.30.20.8+13.6
Other Services19.70.51.514.90.51.8+4.8
Total industries4,002.0100.0100.02,996.7100.0100.0+1,005.4

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 Murraylands and Riverland region in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (2,736 million or 68.4%)
  • Manufacturing (612 million or 15.3%)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (172 million or 4.3%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 3,520 million in total or 88.0% of the total exports by industry in the the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia accounted for 14.3% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 18.6% in Manufacturing and 5.6% in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (68.4% compared to 14.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (0.2% compared to 8.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Health Care and Social Assistance (1.2% compared to 8.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (0.6% compared to 8.1%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region $increased by 1,005 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 Murraylands and Riverland region were for:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$1,160 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$73 million)
  • Mining (+$24 million)
  • Arts and Recreation Services (+$14 million)

RDA Murraylands and Riverland

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