Gold Coast City

Imports

In Gold Coast City, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $8,492 million in 2021/22.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside Gold Coast City 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
Gold Coast City2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,767.37.65.31,248.75.94.3+518.5
Mining1,061.04.65.81,973.39.311.5-912.3
Manufacturing8,492.136.534.97,005.833.031.8+1,486.3
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services964.84.12.7859.84.12.9+105.1
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade761.63.33.4655.93.13.6+105.6
Retail Trade288.71.21.7230.31.11.4+58.4
Accommodation and Food Services306.61.31.7568.82.72.4-262.1
Transport, Postal and Warehousing850.13.74.11,011.44.85.3-161.4
Information Media and Telecommunications746.03.23.9615.82.93.4+130.2
Financial and Insurance Services2,352.310.19.72,105.09.98.9+247.4
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services74.30.30.589.20.40.6-14.8
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,035.84.57.71,088.45.16.7-52.6
Administrative and Support Services295.01.31.8236.91.11.5+58.1
Public Administration and Safety2,658.611.46.32,149.610.15.8+509.1
Education and Training471.42.03.0401.71.92.8+69.7
Health Care and Social Assistance829.83.65.1695.93.34.4+133.9
Arts and Recreation Services145.10.61.2131.90.61.2+13.3
Other Services149.30.61.1158.40.71.2-9.1
Total industries23,250.0100.0100.021,226.6100.0100.0+2,023.4

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 Gold Coast City in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($8,492 million or 36.5%)
  • Public Administration and Safety ($2,659 million or 11.4%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($2,352 million or 10.1%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $13,503 million in total or 58.1% of the total imports by industry in the Gold Coast City.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 34.9% in Manufacturing; 6.3% in Public Administration and Safety and 9.7% in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of Gold Coast City and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (11.4% compared to 6.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (4.5% compared to 7.7%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (7.6% compared to 5.3%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (36.5% compared to 34.9%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in Gold Coast City increased by $2,023 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Manufacturing (+$1,486 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$519 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$509 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$247 million)

Gold Coast City

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