Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the Northern Tasmania Region 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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| Northern Tasmania Region | 2023/24 | 2018/19 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Tasmania | $m | % | Tasmania | 2018/19 - 2023/24 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1,696.1 | 22.5 | 21.1 | 1,453.6 | 19.3 | 17.8 | +242.5 | ||
| Mining | 380.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 447.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | -66.8 | ||
| Manufacturing | 1,552.4 | 20.6 | 14.5 | 2,391.0 | 31.8 | 22.1 | -838.5 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 55.7 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 62.7 | 0.8 | 4.2 | -7.1 | ||
| Construction | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 324.8 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 319.9 | 4.3 | 2.4 | +4.9 | ||
| Retail Trade | 283.2 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 269.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | +14.2 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 127.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 153.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | -26.6 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 914.5 | 12.1 | 8.6 | 505.9 | 6.7 | 8.1 | +408.6 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 105.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 135.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | -29.9 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 313.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 313.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | +0.3 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 49.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 35.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +13.9 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 43.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 42.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +1.2 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 25.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 22.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +2.9 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 113.8 | 1.5 | 8.6 | 48.0 | 0.6 | 6.3 | +65.8 | ||
| Education and Training | 277.7 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 336.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | -59.0 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,130.5 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 798.9 | 10.6 | 11.5 | +331.6 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 93.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 104.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | -11.2 | ||
| Other Services | 44.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 73.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -28.5 | ||
| Total industries | 7,537.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,519.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +17.9 | ||
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 Northern Tasmania Region in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (1,696 million or 22.5%)
- Manufacturing (1,552 million or 20.6%)
- Health Care and Social Assistance (1,131 million or 15.0%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 4,379 million in total or 58.1% of the total exports by industry in the the Northern Tasmania Region.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Tasmania accounted for 21.1% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 14.5% in Manufacturing and 15.1% in Health Care and Social Assistance.
The major differences between the total exports by industries of the Northern Tasmania Region and Tasmania were:
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (1.5% compared to 8.6%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (20.6% compared to 14.5%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (0.7% compared to 4.4%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (12.1% compared to 8.6%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in the Northern Tasmania Region $increased by 18 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in the Northern Tasmania Region were for:
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$409 million)
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$332 million)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$243 million)
- Public Administration and Safety (+$66 million)