Toowoomba

Exports

In Toowoomba, Mining had the largest total exports by industry, generating $3,081 million in 2022/23.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside Toowoomba 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
Toowoomba2022/232008/09Change
Industry$m%. Regional QLD$m%. Regional QLD2008/09 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,478.016.511.8810.114.811.6+667.9
Mining3,080.934.448.8775.414.143.2+2,305.5
Manufacturing1,591.417.811.71,332.524.313.1+258.9
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services252.72.82.6196.23.62.9+56.5
Construction12.90.10.14.60.10.1+8.3
Wholesale Trade334.93.71.7390.07.12.6-55.1
Retail Trade109.71.22.0134.32.42.4-24.6
Accommodation and Food Services57.40.62.258.91.13.3-1.5
Transport, Postal and Warehousing708.37.96.1523.89.56.9+184.5
Information Media and Telecommunications21.60.20.420.90.40.3+0.7
Financial and Insurance Services103.01.21.192.11.70.9+11.0
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services23.60.30.711.20.20.2+12.5
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services72.40.80.773.41.31.0-1.0
Administrative and Support Services31.10.31.227.00.51.1+4.1
Public Administration and Safety206.72.32.5365.36.73.2-158.6
Education and Training310.33.51.6423.87.73.2-113.5
Health Care and Social Assistance433.14.82.3103.71.91.1+329.4
Arts and Recreation Services10.00.10.813.30.21.2-3.3
Other Services107.71.21.7135.62.51.6-27.9
Total industries8,945.7100.0100.05,491.9100.0100.0+3,453.8

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 Toowoomba in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Mining (3,081 million or 34.4%)
  • Manufacturing (1,591 million or 17.8%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (1,478 million or 16.5%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 6,150 million in total or 68.8% of the total exports by industry in the Toowoomba.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Regional QLD accounted for 48.8% in Mining; 11.7% in Manufacturing and 11.8% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of Toowoomba and Regional QLD were:

  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Mining (34.4% compared to 48.8%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (17.8% compared to 11.7%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (16.5% compared to 11.8%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Health Care and Social Assistance (4.8% compared to 2.3%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in Toowoomba $increased by 3,454 million between 2008/09 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2008/09 and 2022/23 in Toowoomba were for:

  • Mining (+$2,305 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$668 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$329 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$259 million)

Toowoomba Regional Council

economic profile