City of Fremantle

Imports

In the City of Fremantle, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $978 million in 2021/22.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the City of Fremantle 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
City of Fremantle2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Western Australia$m%. Western Australia2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing185.96.01.9118.64.91.9+67.2
Mining667.221.625.9324.913.515.6+342.3
Manufacturing977.831.726.0696.729.028.1+281.1
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services138.94.53.6119.55.03.7+19.4
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade77.72.53.263.72.74.1+14.0
Retail Trade26.30.91.729.51.21.8-3.3
Accommodation and Food Services21.70.71.140.41.71.9-18.6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing138.94.54.4196.38.26.7-57.4
Information Media and Telecommunications130.64.22.8123.65.22.8+7.0
Financial and Insurance Services331.010.78.0298.812.58.7+32.2
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.40.20.714.30.61.0-6.9
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services130.64.26.9104.14.37.2+26.5
Administrative and Support Services132.84.31.3134.75.61.7-1.9
Public Administration and Safety37.81.24.354.82.34.9-17.0
Education and Training17.40.62.116.60.72.6+0.8
Health Care and Social Assistance35.11.14.128.91.24.3+6.2
Arts and Recreation Services14.40.50.720.60.91.0-6.2
Other Services12.60.41.312.30.52.0+0.3
Total industries3,084.1100.0100.02,398.5100.0100.0+685.6

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2020/21 price base for all years. 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 City of Fremantle in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($978 million or 31.7%)
  • Mining ($667 million or 21.6%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($331 million or 10.7%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $1,976 million in total or 64.1% of the total imports by industry in the the City of Fremantle.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 26.0% in Manufacturing; 25.9% in Mining and 8.0% in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of the City of Fremantle and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (31.7% compared to 26.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Mining (21.6% compared to 25.9%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (6.0% compared to 1.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (1.2% compared to 4.3%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in the City of Fremantle increased by $686 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the City of Fremantle were for:

  • Mining (+$342 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$281 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$67 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$32 million)

City of Fremantle

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