Output by industry is a gross measure of the total sales of each industry sector in Regional RDAs. It does not measure how productive each industry sector is at producing this output - which is measured by value added.
By comparing the output of each industry sector to a regional benchmark, you can clearly see the structure of Regional RDAs’s economy. This can be done by directly comparing the percentage contribution of each industry to the total output, relative to the benchmark, or by using a location quotient, where a number greater than one indicates a high concentration of that industry and less than one indicates a lower concentration.
To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, output data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.
Detailed data notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.
The gross measure of output includes the value of all the inputs to each industry.
Data source
National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series
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| Output by industry sector | |||||||||
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| Regional RDAs | 2022/23 | 2017/18 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | South Australia | $m | % | South Australia | 2017/18 - 2022/23 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12,804.6 | 19.3 | 5.9 | 10,592.4 | 18.1 | 5.6 | +2,212.1 | ||
| Mining | 10,500.0 | 15.8 | 5.4 | 11,546.9 | 19.8 | 6.2 | -1,046.9 | ||
| Manufacturing | 8,247.8 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 8,097.0 | 13.9 | 12.8 | +150.8 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 1,644.9 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 1,460.1 | 2.5 | 4.7 | +184.8 | ||
| Construction | 12,489.1 | 18.8 | 14.8 | 8,073.6 | 13.8 | 14.3 | +4,415.4 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 1,576.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1,735.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | -159.4 | ||
| Retail Trade | 2,792.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 2,315.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | +477.0 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1,552.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1,431.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | +121.5 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2,057.3 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 1,825.5 | 3.1 | 5.5 | +231.8 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 320.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 284.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | +35.6 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1,148.0 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 1,050.7 | 1.8 | 5.8 | +97.3 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1,165.8 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 1,207.9 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -42.1 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 1,141.7 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 1,086.0 | 1.9 | 5.4 | +55.7 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 1,006.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 867.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | +139.0 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 1,351.6 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 1,211.7 | 2.1 | 4.7 | +139.8 | ||
| Education and Training | 1,735.9 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 1,778.6 | 3.0 | 4.5 | -42.7 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3,498.4 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 2,672.2 | 4.6 | 7.2 | +826.2 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 312.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 218.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +93.5 | ||
| Other Services | 1,047.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 968.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | +78.2 | ||
| Total industries | 66,392.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 58,425.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +7,967.7 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. 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 output by industry sectors in Regional RDAs in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($12,805 million or 19.3%)
- Construction ($12,489 million or 18.8%)
- Mining ($10,500 million or 15.8%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $35,794 million in total or 53.9% of the total output by total industry in the Regional RDAs.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia accounted for 5.9% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 14.8% in Construction and 5.4% in Mining.
The major differences between output by industries of Regional RDAs and South Australia were:
- A larger percentage of output by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (19.3% compared to 5.9%)
- A larger percentage of output by Mining (15.8% compared to 5.4%)
- A smaller percentage of output by Financial and Insurance Services (1.7% compared to 6.3%)
- A larger percentage of output by Construction (18.8% compared to 14.8%)
Emerging groups
The total industry output in Regional RDAs increased by $7,968 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.
The largest changes in the output by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in Regional RDAs were for:
- Construction (+$4,415 million)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$2,212 million)
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$826 million)
- Retail Trade (+$477 million)