Shire of Ashburton

Local sales

In the Shire of Ashburton, Mining had the highest local sales, generating $3,810 million in 2022/23.

Local sales by industry measures the output of local industries that is sold locally. This includes sales to local consumers, businesses and other organisations.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, local sales 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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Local sales by industry sector
Shire of Ashburton - Constant prices2022/232008/09Change
Industry$m%. Regional WA$m%. Regional WA2008/09 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing37.90.53.732.50.63.3+5.4
Mining3,810.251.831.02,817.748.237.6+992.5
Manufacturing169.02.34.153.00.93.7+116.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services87.41.22.836.10.61.6+51.3
Construction2,559.734.828.72,387.540.933.1+172.3
Wholesale Trade67.30.92.223.80.41.4+43.5
Retail Trade10.90.12.521.80.41.9-10.9
Accommodation and Food Services79.11.12.057.61.01.3+21.6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing77.61.13.6107.01.82.7-29.4
Information Media and Telecommunications6.30.10.44.90.10.3+1.4
Financial and Insurance Services2.20.01.410.00.20.9-7.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services153.42.12.928.30.52.4+125.1
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services49.50.71.981.21.41.6-31.7
Administrative and Support Services154.32.12.192.91.61.7+61.5
Public Administration and Safety27.50.42.524.80.41.9+2.6
Education and Training13.40.22.219.60.31.3-6.2
Health Care and Social Assistance13.30.23.816.00.31.6-2.8
Arts and Recreation Services3.70.10.30.40.00.2+3.3
Other Services36.60.51.926.30.51.3+10.3
Total industries7,359.4100.0100.05,841.4100.0100.0+1,518.0

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. .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 local sales by industry sectors in the Shire of Ashburton in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Mining ($3,810million or 51.8%)
  • Construction ($2,560million or 34.8%)
  • Manufacturing ($169million or 2.3%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $6,539 million in total or 88.9% of the total local sales by total industry in the the Shire of Ashburton.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Regional WA accounted for 31.0% in Mining; 28.7% in Construction and 4.1% in Manufacturing.

The major differences between local sales by industries of the Shire of Ashburton and Regional WA were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Mining (51.8% compared to 31.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Construction (34.8% compared to 28.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Health Care and Social Assistance (0.2% compared to 3.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (0.5% compared to 3.7%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in the Shire of Ashburton $increased by 1,518 million between 2008/09 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2008/09 and 2022/23 in the Shire of Ashburton were for:

  • Mining (+$993 million)
  • Construction (+$172 million)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$125 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$116 million)

Shire of Ashburton

economic profile