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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RDA Townsville North West Region | 2021/22 | 2016/17 | Change | ||||||
Industry | $m | % | Queensland | $m | % | Queensland | 2016/17 - 2021/22 | ||
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2,808.3 | 19.0 | 9.4 | 1,766.1 | 14.1 | 7.6 | +1,042.2 | ||
Mining | 4,099.4 | 27.7 | 22.7 | 3,087.5 | 24.7 | 23.2 | +1,012.0 | ||
Manufacturing | 2,332.8 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 2,026.8 | 16.2 | 17.9 | +306.0 | ||
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 473.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 603.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | -129.5 | ||
Construction | 19.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +4.2 | ||
Wholesale Trade | 288.2 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 293.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | -5.0 | ||
Retail Trade | 117.9 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 218.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | -101.0 | ||
Accommodation and Food Services | 115.6 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 229.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 | -113.9 | ||
Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 698.6 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 817.0 | 6.5 | 9.7 | -118.4 | ||
Information Media and Telecommunications | 356.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 36.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | +320.2 | ||
Financial and Insurance Services | 51.1 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 63.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | -12.6 | ||
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 39.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 92.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -53.2 | ||
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 107.5 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 87.1 | 0.7 | 3.8 | +20.5 | ||
Administrative and Support Services | 56.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 128.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | -72.1 | ||
Public Administration and Safety | 2,122.4 | 14.4 | 6.1 | 1,867.5 | 14.9 | 5.5 | +254.9 | ||
Education and Training | 311.4 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 413.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | -102.0 | ||
Health Care and Social Assistance | 564.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 581.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | -17.6 | ||
Arts and Recreation Services | 61.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 38.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | +22.7 | ||
Other Services | 157.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 126.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | +31.7 | ||
Total industries | 14,782.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 12,493.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +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 Please refer to specific data notes for more information |
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)