Southern Downs Regional Council

Exports

In the Southern Downs Regional Council, Manufacturing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $574 million in 2021/22.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the Southern Downs Regional Council 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
Southern Downs Regional Council2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing420.431.09.4356.526.17.6+63.8
Mining84.26.222.750.43.723.2+33.8
Manufacturing574.242.316.5474.934.817.9+99.2
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services4.70.34.15.10.43.9-0.5
Construction3.70.30.22.60.20.2+1.1
Wholesale Trade20.31.53.920.61.53.6-0.3
Retail Trade63.04.63.164.74.72.8-1.7
Accommodation and Food Services9.90.72.458.44.33.5-48.6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing88.86.58.8162.911.99.7-74.1
Information Media and Telecommunications3.00.21.02.00.10.9+0.9
Financial and Insurance Services5.00.43.84.80.43.7+0.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.50.00.313.21.01.2-12.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.50.44.36.30.53.8-0.8
Administrative and Support Services3.00.21.63.50.31.6-0.5
Public Administration and Safety5.60.46.16.40.55.5-0.8
Education and Training25.71.93.690.66.63.9-64.9
Health Care and Social Assistance15.21.14.914.41.14.4+0.8
Arts and Recreation Services3.00.21.11.30.11.0+1.7
Other Services21.81.62.027.22.01.6-5.3
Total industries1,357.3100.0100.01,365.8100.0100.0-8.5

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 Southern Downs Regional Council in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing (574 million or 42.3%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (420 million or 31.0%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (89 million or 6.5%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 1,083 million in total or 79.8% of the total exports by industry in the the Southern Downs Regional Council.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 16.5% in Manufacturing; 9.4% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and 8.8% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of the Southern Downs Regional Council and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (42.3% compared to 16.5%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (31.0% compared to 9.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Mining (6.2% compared to 22.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (0.4% compared to 6.1%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in the Southern Downs Regional Council $decreased by -8 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the Southern Downs Regional Council were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$99 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$64 million)
  • Mining (+$34 million)
  • Arts and Recreation Services (+$2 million)

Southern Downs Regional Council

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