RDA Townsville North West Region

Exports

In the RDA Townsville North West Region, Mining had the largest total exports by industry, generating $4,099 million in 2021/22.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the RDA Townsville North West 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 Townsville North West Region2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2,808.319.09.41,766.114.17.6+1,042.2
Mining4,099.427.722.73,087.524.723.2+1,012.0
Manufacturing2,332.815.816.52,026.816.217.9+306.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services473.63.24.1603.14.83.9-129.5
Construction19.70.10.215.50.10.2+4.2
Wholesale Trade288.21.93.9293.22.33.6-5.0
Retail Trade117.90.83.1218.91.82.8-101.0
Accommodation and Food Services115.60.82.4229.51.83.5-113.9
Transport, Postal and Warehousing698.64.78.8817.06.59.7-118.4
Information Media and Telecommunications356.22.41.036.00.30.9+320.2
Financial and Insurance Services51.10.33.863.70.53.7-12.6
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services39.50.30.392.60.71.2-53.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services107.50.74.387.10.73.8+20.5
Administrative and Support Services56.40.41.6128.51.01.6-72.1
Public Administration and Safety2,122.414.46.11,867.514.95.5+254.9
Education and Training311.42.13.6413.53.33.9-102.0
Health Care and Social Assistance564.13.84.9581.74.74.4-17.6
Arts and Recreation Services61.50.41.138.90.31.0+22.7
Other Services157.81.12.0126.11.01.6+31.7
Total industries14,782.0100.0100.012,493.0100.0100.0+2,289.0

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 Townsville North West Region in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Mining (4,099 million or 27.7%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (2,808 million or 19.0%)
  • Manufacturing (2,333 million or 15.8%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 9,241 million in total or 62.5% of the total exports by industry in the the RDA Townsville North West Region.

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

The major differences between the total exports by industries of the RDA Townsville North West Region and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (19.0% compared to 9.4%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (14.4% compared to 6.1%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Mining (27.7% compared to 22.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (4.7% compared to 8.8%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in the RDA Townsville North West Region $increased by 2,289 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 Townsville North West Region were for:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$1,042 million)
  • Mining (+$1,012 million)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$320 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$306 million)

RDA Townsville North West Region

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