RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

Exports

In the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $2,597 million in 2021/22.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the RDA Wide Bay Burnett 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 Wide Bay Burnett Region2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2,597.232.39.41,939.827.97.6+657.4
Mining800.710.022.7854.312.323.2-53.6
Manufacturing2,226.327.716.51,953.228.117.9+273.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services669.98.34.1406.85.93.9+263.2
Construction22.80.30.214.50.20.2+8.3
Wholesale Trade178.82.23.9108.91.63.6+69.9
Retail Trade231.72.93.1311.74.52.8-79.9
Accommodation and Food Services97.91.22.4194.32.83.5-96.4
Transport, Postal and Warehousing275.83.48.8340.14.99.7-64.3
Information Media and Telecommunications20.90.31.028.10.40.9-7.2
Financial and Insurance Services33.30.43.846.30.73.7-13.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.40.10.341.70.61.2-33.3
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services50.40.64.358.40.83.8-8.0
Administrative and Support Services79.51.01.656.50.81.6+23.0
Public Administration and Safety109.41.46.153.80.85.5+55.6
Education and Training287.03.63.6271.23.93.9+15.9
Health Care and Social Assistance180.82.24.9123.91.84.4+56.8
Arts and Recreation Services17.60.21.132.70.51.0-15.2
Other Services148.81.92.0112.51.61.6+36.2
Total industries8,037.1100.0100.06,948.9100.0100.0+1,088.2

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 Wide Bay Burnett Region in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (2,597 million or 32.3%)
  • Manufacturing (2,226 million or 27.7%)
  • Mining (801 million or 10.0%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 5,624 million in total or 70.0% of the total exports by industry in the the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 9.4% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 16.5% in Manufacturing and 22.7% in Mining.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (32.3% compared to 9.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Mining (10.0% compared to 22.7%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (27.7% compared to 16.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (3.4% compared to 8.8%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region $increased by 1,088 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 Wide Bay Burnett Region were for:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$657 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$273 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$263 million)
  • Wholesale Trade (+$70 million)

RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

economic profile