Shoalhaven City

Exports

In Shoalhaven City, Manufacturing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $978 million in 2023/24.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside Shoalhaven City 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
Shoalhaven City2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing92.42.84.265.22.13.0+27.1
Mining45.41.411.947.51.513.9-2.1
Manufacturing978.229.816.31,230.338.915.3-252.1
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services39.51.22.574.32.42.1-34.8
Construction16.30.50.212.00.40.2+4.3
Wholesale Trade34.51.14.941.21.35.5-6.7
Retail Trade226.86.92.3120.53.82.1+106.3
Accommodation and Food Services392.812.02.8297.99.42.6+94.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing77.62.48.1155.04.911.1-77.4
Information Media and Telecommunications15.40.57.09.40.34.7+6.0
Financial and Insurance Services20.80.613.115.50.512.8+5.3
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services20.60.60.720.70.71.0-0.1
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services49.61.59.139.51.39.2+10.1
Administrative and Support Services88.02.72.480.82.62.7+7.3
Public Administration and Safety927.328.24.6728.823.13.8+198.5
Education and Training144.74.44.2143.24.54.7+1.5
Health Care and Social Assistance53.61.63.939.61.33.2+14.0
Arts and Recreation Services23.30.70.919.70.61.2+3.6
Other Services37.61.10.918.70.60.9+19.0
Total industries3,284.5100.0100.03,160.0100.0100.0+124.4

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 exports by industry sectors in Shoalhaven City in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing (978 million or 29.8%)
  • Public Administration and Safety (927 million or 28.2%)
  • Accommodation and Food Services (393 million or 12.0%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 2,298 million in total or 70.0% of the total exports by industry in the Shoalhaven City.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 16.3% in Manufacturing; 4.6% in Public Administration and Safety and 2.8% in Accommodation and Food Services.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of Shoalhaven City and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (28.2% compared to 4.6%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (29.8% compared to 16.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (0.6% compared to 13.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Mining (1.4% compared to 11.9%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in Shoalhaven City $increased by 124 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in Shoalhaven City were for:

  • Public Administration and Safety (+$198 million)
  • Retail Trade (+$106 million)
  • Accommodation and Food Services (+$95 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$27 million)

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