King Island Council area

Exports

In King Island Council area, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $93 million in 2022/23.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside King Island Council area 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
King Island Council area2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Tasmania$m%. Tasmania2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing93.255.314.187.757.713.5+5.5
Mining18.010.75.61.10.76.2+16.9
Manufacturing19.911.817.534.522.724.9-14.6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services8.65.14.56.34.14.1+2.4
Construction0.10.00.10.20.10.2-0.1
Wholesale Trade0.30.22.10.40.32.3-0.1
Retail Trade0.50.33.41.71.13.3-1.3
Accommodation and Food Services0.70.41.90.70.51.9-0.1
Transport, Postal and Warehousing25.715.310.614.39.46.8+11.4
Information Media and Telecommunications----3.6----3.4--
Financial and Insurance Services----4.4----4.0--
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services----0.30.00.00.3+0.0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.10.01.30.10.11.1+0.0
Administrative and Support Services0.10.10.40.20.10.4+0.0
Public Administration and Safety0.30.27.40.20.26.5+0.1
Education and Training0.30.25.12.91.96.2-2.7
Health Care and Social Assistance0.40.314.90.30.212.2+0.1
Arts and Recreation Services0.10.01.81.10.71.8-1.0
Other Services0.10.11.10.10.11.0+0.0
Total industries168.5100.0100.0151.9100.0100.0+16.6

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©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 King Island Council area in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (93 million or 55.3%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (26 million or 15.3%)
  • Manufacturing (20 million or 11.8%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 139 million in total or 82.4% of the total exports by industry in the King Island Council area.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Tasmania accounted for 14.1% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 10.6% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing and 17.5% in Manufacturing.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of King Island Council area and Tasmania were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (55.3% compared to 14.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Health Care and Social Assistance (0.3% compared to 14.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (0.2% compared to 7.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (11.8% compared to 17.5%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in King Island Council area $increased by 17 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in King Island Council area were for:

  • Mining (+$17 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$11 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$6 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$2 million)

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