RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

Exports

In the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region, Manufacturing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $2,730 million in 2023/24.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the RDA Wide Bay Burnett 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 Wide Bay Burnett Region2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2,222.921.67.11,458.116.24.3+764.8
Mining2,068.620.135.41,877.320.945.9+191.3
Manufacturing2,729.826.515.52,624.829.213.4+105.1
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services620.06.03.6504.25.62.6+115.8
Construction30.00.30.231.00.30.2-1.0
Wholesale Trade130.21.33.1144.01.62.6-13.8
Retail Trade359.63.52.2326.73.61.7+32.9
Accommodation and Food Services460.54.52.3338.43.82.3+122.1
Transport, Postal and Warehousing485.34.78.0691.17.79.3-205.7
Information Media and Telecommunications87.80.90.833.90.40.4+53.9
Financial and Insurance Services42.60.42.742.30.52.2+0.4
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services90.40.90.655.70.60.6+34.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services78.10.83.577.30.92.5+0.8
Administrative and Support Services51.50.51.064.50.70.9-13.0
Public Administration and Safety67.10.75.354.10.63.4+13.1
Education and Training281.82.73.2375.34.23.3-93.6
Health Care and Social Assistance330.63.23.9122.51.42.7+208.1
Arts and Recreation Services20.70.20.711.60.10.6+9.0
Other Services146.51.40.9152.41.70.8-5.9
Total industries10,304.1100.0100.08,985.2100.0100.0+1,318.9

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

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Dominant groups

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

  • Manufacturing (2,730 million or 26.5%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (2,223 million or 21.6%)
  • Mining (2,069 million or 20.1%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 7,021 million in total or 68.1% of the total exports by industry in the the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 15.5% in Manufacturing; 7.1% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and 35.4% in Mining.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Mining (20.1% compared to 35.4%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (21.6% compared to 7.1%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (26.5% compared to 15.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (0.7% compared to 5.3%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region $increased by 1,319 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 Wide Bay Burnett Region were for:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$765 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$208 million)
  • Mining (+$191 million)
  • Accommodation and Food Services (+$122 million)

RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

economic profile