RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

Imports

In the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $4,231 million in 2021/22.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region Plains boundaries to resident households, businesses and other organisations within the area. Imports (domestic) includes all imports from other parts of Australia to the Region.Imports (international) includes the value of all imports to the area from outside Australia.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, import 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 imports
RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing341.42.55.3276.02.44.3+65.4
Mining460.33.35.8719.16.211.5-258.8
Manufacturing4,230.930.534.93,320.128.631.8+910.8
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services267.61.92.7259.12.22.9+8.5
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade646.04.73.4613.85.33.6+32.2
Retail Trade217.31.61.7142.91.21.4+74.3
Accommodation and Food Services206.71.51.7284.82.52.4-78.1
Transport, Postal and Warehousing650.24.74.1665.95.75.3-15.7
Information Media and Telecommunications640.44.63.9436.43.83.4+204.0
Financial and Insurance Services1,782.612.89.71,252.510.88.9+530.0
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services90.10.60.552.70.50.6+37.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,219.58.87.7855.17.46.7+364.3
Administrative and Support Services251.41.81.8188.91.61.5+62.4
Public Administration and Safety1,085.47.86.3975.08.45.8+110.5
Education and Training444.33.23.0411.73.62.8+32.6
Health Care and Social Assistance909.86.65.1747.36.44.4+162.5
Arts and Recreation Services250.51.81.2212.31.81.2+38.3
Other Services182.21.31.1179.01.51.2+3.2
Total industries13,876.4100.0100.011,592.5100.0100.0+2,283.8

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 imports by industry sectors in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($4,231 million or 30.5%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($1,783 million or 12.8%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($1,219 million or 8.8%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $7,233 million in total or 52.1% of the total imports by industry in the the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 34.9% in Manufacturing; 9.7% in Financial and Insurance Services and 7.7% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

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

  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (30.5% compared to 34.9%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Financial and Insurance Services (12.8% compared to 9.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (2.5% compared to 5.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Mining (3.3% compared to 5.8%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region increased by $2,284 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$911 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$530 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$364 million)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$204 million)

RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

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