RDA Murraylands and Riverland region

Imports

In the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $1,918 million in 2023/24.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region 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 by industry sector
RDA Murraylands and Riverland region2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. South Australia$m%. South Australia2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing226.43.63.6200.13.83.7+26.3
Mining154.92.53.8217.44.26.2-62.5
Manufacturing1,918.230.530.91,563.429.930.4+354.9
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services171.22.72.9156.63.03.2+14.7
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade253.24.03.3218.24.23.2+35.0
Retail Trade132.52.11.5118.52.31.7+13.9
Accommodation and Food Services285.24.54.7225.74.33.8+59.6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing329.75.26.2259.15.06.5+70.5
Information Media and Telecommunications252.74.04.5201.83.94.1+50.9
Financial and Insurance Services578.49.28.1539.510.38.4+38.9
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services40.90.70.723.90.50.5+17.0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services589.19.47.6419.38.07.6+169.8
Administrative and Support Services98.71.62.193.51.82.0+5.2
Public Administration and Safety380.56.17.8308.75.97.3+71.8
Education and Training195.13.13.0153.52.92.6+41.6
Health Care and Social Assistance444.87.15.8362.86.95.8+82.0
Arts and Recreation Services108.31.71.791.41.71.7+16.9
Other Services120.21.91.879.21.51.4+41.0
Total industries6,279.9100.0100.05,232.5100.0100.0+1,047.4

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 imports by industry sectors in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($1,918 million or 30.5%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($589 million or 9.4%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($578 million or 9.2%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $3,086 million in total or 49.1% of the total imports by industry in the the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia accounted for 30.9% in Manufacturing; 7.6% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services and 8.1% in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (9.4% compared to 7.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (6.1% compared to 7.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Mining (2.5% compared to 3.8%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (7.1% compared to 5.8%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region increased by $1,047 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$355 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$170 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$82 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$72 million)

RDA Murraylands and Riverland

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