RDA Eyre Peninsula Region

Exports

In the RDA Eyre Peninsula Region, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $2,024 million in 2023/24.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the RDA Eyre Peninsula 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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Total exports by industry sector
RDA Eyre Peninsula Region2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. South Australia$m%. South Australia2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2,023.540.612.72,008.742.811.5+14.8
Mining818.416.45.7699.314.98.9+119.1
Manufacturing1,341.826.916.11,359.228.919.5-17.4
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services100.12.05.965.11.45.3+35.0
Construction0.60.00.00.80.00.0-0.1
Wholesale Trade34.60.74.474.11.64.8-39.5
Retail Trade102.72.13.379.21.73.1+23.6
Accommodation and Food Services209.24.22.284.81.82.3+124.4
Transport, Postal and Warehousing86.51.77.6117.92.58.0-31.4
Information Media and Telecommunications3.10.12.03.20.12.4+0.0
Financial and Insurance Services42.50.97.910.70.26.7+31.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.50.11.03.80.10.6+1.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.30.23.910.10.23.6+1.2
Administrative and Support Services11.60.21.117.80.41.0-6.2
Public Administration and Safety12.40.28.314.20.37.0-1.7
Education and Training64.41.35.587.61.95.8-23.2
Health Care and Social Assistance97.01.910.343.90.97.6+53.0
Arts and Recreation Services0.90.01.01.70.00.8-0.7
Other Services15.40.31.115.50.31.1-0.1
Total industries4,981.5100.0100.04,697.3100.0100.0+284.2

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

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the total exports by industry sectors in the RDA Eyre Peninsula Region in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (2,024 million or 40.6%)
  • Manufacturing (1,342 million or 26.9%)
  • Mining (818 million or 16.4%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 4,184 million in total or 84.0% of the total exports by industry in the the RDA Eyre Peninsula Region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia accounted for 12.7% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 16.1% in Manufacturing and 5.7% in Mining.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of the RDA Eyre Peninsula Region and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (40.6% compared to 12.7%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (26.9% compared to 16.1%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Mining (16.4% compared to 5.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Health Care and Social Assistance (1.9% compared to 10.3%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in the RDA Eyre Peninsula Region $increased by 284 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in the RDA Eyre Peninsula Region were for:

  • Accommodation and Food Services (+$124 million)
  • Mining (+$119 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$53 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$35 million)

RDA Eyre Peninsula Region

economic profile