Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the Southern Mallee District Council 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
Total exports by industry sector | |||||||||
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Southern Mallee District Council | 2019/20 | 2014/15 | Change | ||||||
Industry | $m | % | South Australia | $m | % | South Australia | 2014/15 - 2019/20 | ||
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 155.4 | 87.6 | 9.7 | 267.9 | 96.9 | 11.8 | -112.5 | ||
Mining | -- | -- | 5.6 | -- | -- | 9.1 | -- | ||
Manufacturing | 5.4 | 3.0 | 19.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 21.9 | +4.0 | ||
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | -- | -- | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | +0.0 | ||
Construction | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | ||
Wholesale Trade | 7.3 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 4.2 | +4.5 | ||
Retail Trade | 1.9 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.3 | +0.5 | ||
Accommodation and Food Services | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | +0.5 | ||
Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.0 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 6.6 | +3.3 | ||
Information Media and Telecommunications | -- | -- | 3.4 | -- | -- | 2.3 | -- | ||
Financial and Insurance Services | 0.2 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 7.4 | -0.1 | ||
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | -- | -- | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | +0.0 | ||
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.5 | +0.0 | ||
Administrative and Support Services | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | +0.4 | ||
Public Administration and Safety | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6.9 | +0.1 | ||
Education and Training | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.0 | +0.0 | ||
Health Care and Social Assistance | 0.7 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.7 | +0.3 | ||
Arts and Recreation Services | -- | -- | 0.9 | -- | -- | 0.9 | -- | ||
Other Services | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | +0.0 | ||
Total industries | 177.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 276.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -99.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions. Data are based on a 2016-17 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 total exports by industry sectors in the Southern Mallee District Council in 2018/19 shows the three largest industries were:
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (155 million or 87.6%)
- Wholesale Trade (7 million or 4.1%)
- Manufacturing (5 million or 3.0%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 168 million in total or 94.7% of the total exports by industry in the the Southern Mallee District Council.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia accounted for 9.7% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 5.0% in Wholesale Trade and 19.5% in Manufacturing.
The major differences between the total exports by industries of the Southern Mallee District Council and South Australia were:
- A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (87.6% compared to 9.7%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (3.0% compared to 19.5%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Health Care and Social Assistance (0.4% compared to 9.3%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (0.1% compared to 7.8%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in the Southern Mallee District Council $decreased by -99 million between 2014/15 and 2019/20.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2014/15 and 2019/20 in the Southern Mallee District Council were for:
- Wholesale Trade (+$4 million)
- Manufacturing (+$4 million)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$3 million)
- Retail Trade (+$1 million)