Western Downs Regional Council

Imports

In Western Downs Regional Council, Mining had the largest total imports by industry, generating $1,483 million in 2022/23.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside Western Downs Regional Council Plains boundaries to resident households, businesses and other organisations within the area. Imports (domestic) includes all imports from other parts of Australia to the Region.Imports (international) includes the value of all imports to the area from outside Australia.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, import 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 imports
Western Downs Regional Council2022/232008/09Change
Industry$m%. Regional QLD$m%. Regional QLD2008/09 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing92.11.82.558.52.42.7+33.6
Mining1,483.028.611.0323.413.016.6+1,159.6
Manufacturing1,032.619.930.7746.330.132.4+286.2
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services59.81.22.563.32.63.0-3.5
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade157.63.04.0107.44.34.4+50.2
Retail Trade84.81.61.646.91.91.6+37.9
Accommodation and Food Services125.82.43.385.43.43.0+40.4
Transport, Postal and Warehousing233.74.57.1130.95.36.1+102.8
Information Media and Telecommunications127.02.53.661.32.52.0+65.7
Financial and Insurance Services735.214.29.7232.29.46.8+503.0
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services36.50.70.634.91.41.1+1.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services357.86.98.9182.37.36.5+175.5
Administrative and Support Services74.41.41.484.33.41.6-9.9
Public Administration and Safety120.82.35.179.63.24.5+41.3
Education and Training96.61.91.851.72.11.6+44.9
Health Care and Social Assistance255.34.93.7114.34.63.1+141.0
Arts and Recreation Services57.31.11.143.61.81.3+13.7
Other Services48.00.91.336.61.51.8+11.4
Total industries5,178.4100.0100.02,483.0100.0100.0+2,695.4

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 imports by industry sectors in Western Downs Regional Council in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Mining ($1,483 million or 28.6%)
  • Manufacturing ($1,033 million or 19.9%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($735 million or 14.2%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $3,251 million in total or 62.8% of the total imports by industry in the Western Downs Regional Council.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Regional QLD accounted for 11.0% in Mining; 30.7% in Manufacturing and 9.7% in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of Western Downs Regional Council and Regional QLD were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Mining (28.6% compared to 11.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (19.9% compared to 30.7%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Financial and Insurance Services (14.2% compared to 9.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (2.3% compared to 5.1%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in Western Downs Regional Council increased by $2,695 million between 2008/09 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2008/09 and 2022/23 in Western Downs Regional Council were for:

  • Mining (+$1,160 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$503 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$286 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$175 million)

Western Downs Regional Council

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