Torres Strait Island Regional Council (R)

Exports

In Torres Strait Island Regional Council (R), Public Administration and Safety had the largest total exports by industry, generating $19 million in 2022/23.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside Torres Strait Island Regional Council (R) 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
Torres Strait Island Regional Council (R)2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing12.929.97.84.013.65.5+8.9
Mining1.63.831.50.10.338.0+1.6
Manufacturing----15.2----16.1--
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services0.71.63.50.10.32.9+0.6
Construction0.10.20.10.62.10.2-0.6
Wholesale Trade----3.2----2.9--
Retail Trade0.30.82.30.61.91.8-0.2
Accommodation and Food Services----1.9----1.8--
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1.63.89.70.41.29.3+1.3
Information Media and Telecommunications----0.8----0.8--
Financial and Insurance Services----3.3----2.5--
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services----0.8----0.4--
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.00.13.30.00.03.3+0.0
Administrative and Support Services0.20.51.30.20.51.4+0.1
Public Administration and Safety18.743.65.315.251.34.1+3.5
Education and Training0.71.63.01.03.43.9-0.3
Health Care and Social Assistance5.212.04.40.72.23.3+4.5
Arts and Recreation Services0.92.10.83.511.70.6-2.5
Other Services----1.83.411.51.2-3.4
Total industries43.0100.0100.029.7100.0100.0+13.4

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©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 Torres Strait Island Regional Council (R) in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Public Administration and Safety (19 million or 43.6%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (13 million or 29.9%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (5 million or 12.0%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 37 million in total or 85.5% of the total exports by industry in the Torres Strait Island Regional Council (R).

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 5.3% in Public Administration and Safety; 7.8% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and 4.4% in Health Care and Social Assistance.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of Torres Strait Island Regional Council (R) and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (43.6% compared to 5.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Mining (3.8% compared to 31.5%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (29.9% compared to 7.8%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Health Care and Social Assistance (12.0% compared to 4.4%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in Torres Strait Island Regional Council (R) $increased by 13 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in Torres Strait Island Regional Council (R) were for:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$9 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$5 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$4 million)
  • Mining (+$2 million)

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