Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside Whitsunday 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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Whitsunday | 2021/22 | 2016/17 | Change | ||||||
Industry | $m | % | Queensland | $m | % | Queensland | 2016/17 - 2021/22 | ||
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 629.2 | 25.5 | 9.4 | 436.8 | 20.4 | 7.6 | +192.4 | ||
Mining | 1,167.1 | 47.2 | 22.7 | 835.6 | 39.1 | 23.2 | +331.5 | ||
Manufacturing | 93.2 | 3.8 | 16.5 | 143.0 | 6.7 | 17.9 | -49.8 | ||
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 19.5 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 3.9 | +13.4 | ||
Construction | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +2.2 | ||
Wholesale Trade | 37.1 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 29.9 | 1.4 | 3.6 | +7.3 | ||
Retail Trade | 15.2 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 25.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 | -10.2 | ||
Accommodation and Food Services | 178.7 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 247.5 | 11.6 | 3.5 | -68.8 | ||
Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 223.8 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 274.6 | 12.8 | 9.7 | -50.8 | ||
Information Media and Telecommunications | 5.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | +4.0 | ||
Financial and Insurance Services | 4.7 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 3.7 | +0.1 | ||
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -6.8 | ||
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 9.7 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 3.8 | +0.5 | ||
Administrative and Support Services | 52.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 75.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | -22.7 | ||
Public Administration and Safety | 5.1 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 5.5 | +1.0 | ||
Education and Training | 6.5 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 17.2 | 0.8 | 3.9 | -10.6 | ||
Health Care and Social Assistance | 8.2 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 4.4 | +1.5 | ||
Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -2.1 | ||
Other Services | 4.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | -0.2 | ||
Total industries | 2,470.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,138.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +331.8 | ||
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 Please refer to specific data notes for more information |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the total exports by industry sectors in Whitsunday in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:
- Mining (1,167 million or 47.2%)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (629 million or 25.5%)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (224 million or 9.1%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 2,020 million in total or 81.8% of the total exports by industry in the Whitsunday.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 22.7% in Mining; 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 Whitsunday and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of total exports by Mining (47.2% compared to 22.7%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (25.5% compared to 9.4%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (3.8% compared to 16.5%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (0.2% compared to 6.1%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in Whitsunday $increased by 332 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Whitsunday were for:
- Mining (+$332 million)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$192 million)
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$13 million)
- Wholesale Trade (+$7 million)