Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the City of Ballarat 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 | |||||||||
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| City of Ballarat | 2022/23 | 2008/09 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Regional VIC | $m | % | Regional VIC | 2008/09 - 2022/23 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 463.9 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 425.3 | 11.8 | 4.0 | +38.6 | ||
| Mining | 232.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 176.2 | 4.9 | 7.2 | +56.0 | ||
| Manufacturing | 2,055.9 | 36.5 | 32.1 | 1,255.5 | 34.8 | 31.3 | +800.4 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 100.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 54.8 | 1.5 | 3.4 | +46.0 | ||
| Construction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 200.6 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 180.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 | +20.1 | ||
| Retail Trade | 64.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 48.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | +15.4 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 128.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 147.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | -18.2 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 418.1 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 217.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | +201.1 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 206.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 58.4 | 1.6 | 2.9 | +148.0 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 544.0 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 305.0 | 8.4 | 8.9 | +239.0 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 24.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 24.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +0.5 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 453.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 206.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 | +247.6 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 112.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 71.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | +40.9 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 264.1 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 175.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | +88.3 | ||
| Education and Training | 83.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 43.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | +40.0 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 156.7 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 94.4 | 2.6 | 4.3 | +62.3 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 70.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 78.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | -7.5 | ||
| Other Services | 50.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 46.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | +3.5 | ||
| Total industries | 5,631.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,609.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,022.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©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 Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the total imports by industry sectors in the City of Ballarat in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:
- Manufacturing ($2,056 million or 36.5%)
- Financial and Insurance Services ($544 million or 9.7%)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($464 million or 8.2%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $3,064 million in total or 54.4% of the total imports by industry in the the City of Ballarat.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Regional VIC accounted for 32.1% in Manufacturing; 10.2% in Financial and Insurance Services and 4.0% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.
The major differences between total imports by industries of the City of Ballarat and Regional VIC were:
- A larger percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (36.5% compared to 32.1%)
- A larger percentage of total imports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (8.2% compared to 4.0%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (2.8% compared to 5.2%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Retail Trade (1.1% compared to 2.4%)
Emerging groups
The total total imports by industry in the City of Ballarat increased by $2,022 million between 2008/09 and 2022/23.
The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2008/09 and 2022/23 in the City of Ballarat were for:
- Manufacturing (+$800 million)
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$248 million)
- Financial and Insurance Services (+$239 million)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$201 million)