Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the Shire of Ashburton 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 | |||||||||
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| Shire of Ashburton | 2023/24 | 2018/19 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Western Australia | $m | % | Western Australia | 2018/19 - 2023/24 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 31.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 2.7 | +16.5 | ||
| Mining | 50,166.1 | 96.0 | 58.7 | 91,689.8 | 99.7 | 62.6 | -41,523.7 | ||
| Manufacturing | 1,963.3 | 3.8 | 13.6 | 89.6 | 0.1 | 14.2 | +1,873.7 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 | +5.0 | ||
| Construction | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 24.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -8.0 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 12.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 19.5 | 0.0 | 2.2 | -7.3 | ||
| Retail Trade | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.8 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 16.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 29.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -12.6 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 12.2 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | -21.8 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | +0.1 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | -0.1 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 11.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | +3.7 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.4 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 33.9 | 0.0 | 2.0 | -28.5 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 15.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -2.0 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.7 | -0.9 | ||
| Education and Training | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | -1.0 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | -0.3 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | +0.2 | ||
| Other Services | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | +0.1 | ||
| Total industries | 52,267.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 91,975.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -39,707.7 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Note: All $ values are expressed in 2022/23 base year dollar terms. 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 the Shire of Ashburton in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:
- Mining (50,166 million or 96.0%)
- Manufacturing (1,963 million or 3.8%)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (31 million or 0.1%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 52,160 million in total or 99.8% of the total exports by industry in the the Shire of Ashburton.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 58.7% in Mining; 13.6% in Manufacturing and 3.3% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.
The major differences between the total exports by industries of the Shire of Ashburton and Western Australia were:
- A larger percentage of total exports by Mining (96.0% compared to 58.7%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (3.8% compared to 13.6%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (0.0% compared to 4.4%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (0.1% compared to 3.3%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in the Shire of Ashburton $decreased by -39,708 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in the Shire of Ashburton were for:
- Manufacturing (+$1,874 million)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$16 million)
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$5 million)
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$4 million)