Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside Perth Inner City 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 | |||||||||
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| Perth Inner City Region | 2023/24 | 2018/19 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Western Australia | $m | % | Western Australia | 2018/19 - 2023/24 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 57.8 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 29.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 | +28.4 | ||
| Mining | 22,030.2 | 30.1 | 58.7 | 17,282.1 | 30.4 | 62.6 | +4,748.0 | ||
| Manufacturing | 2,026.2 | 2.8 | 13.6 | 1,910.0 | 3.4 | 14.2 | +116.3 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 2,902.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 2,627.8 | 4.6 | 1.2 | +274.6 | ||
| Construction | 103.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 106.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -2.9 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 283.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 496.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | -213.3 | ||
| Retail Trade | 828.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 548.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | +280.4 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1,112.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1,206.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | -93.4 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2,593.3 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2,037.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | +555.5 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 1,222.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1,159.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +62.9 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9,435.8 | 12.9 | 2.3 | 7,165.0 | 12.6 | 1.8 | +2,270.8 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 265.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 213.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +52.3 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 10,471.1 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 7,514.6 | 13.2 | 2.0 | +2,956.5 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 2,198.9 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1,046.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +1,152.0 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 6,619.2 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 4,923.7 | 8.7 | 1.7 | +1,695.6 | ||
| Education and Training | 3,495.8 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 2,858.9 | 5.0 | 1.5 | +636.9 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5,870.9 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 4,310.2 | 7.6 | 2.0 | +1,560.7 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1,287.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1,231.9 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +55.5 | ||
| Other Services | 329.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 251.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +77.9 | ||
| Total industries | 73,134.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 56,919.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +16,214.6 | ||
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 Perth Inner City Region in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:
- Mining (22,030 million or 30.1%)
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (10,471 million or 14.3%)
- Financial and Insurance Services (9,436 million or 12.9%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 41,937 million in total or 57.3% of the total exports by industry in the Perth Inner City Region.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 58.7% in Mining; 2.6% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services and 2.3% in Financial and Insurance Services.
The major differences between the total exports by industries of Perth Inner City Region and Western Australia were:
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Mining (30.1% compared to 58.7%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (14.3% compared to 2.6%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (2.8% compared to 13.6%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (12.9% compared to 2.3%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in Perth Inner City Region $increased by 16,215 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in Perth Inner City Region were for:
- Mining (+$4,748 million)
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$2,957 million)
- Financial and Insurance Services (+$2,271 million)
- Public Administration and Safety (+$1,696 million)