Ballina Shire

Imports

In Ballina Shire, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $663 million in 2021/22.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside Ballina Shire 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
Ballina Shire2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing22.41.25.018.31.14.1+4.1
Mining49.92.75.180.44.98.3-30.6
Manufacturing662.936.133.6510.431.331.6+152.5
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services51.12.83.543.92.73.4+7.2
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade90.54.93.395.25.83.6-4.7
Retail Trade26.91.52.221.31.31.9+5.5
Accommodation and Food Services20.31.11.557.33.52.9-37.0
Transport, Postal and Warehousing72.74.05.4101.46.27.4-28.8
Information Media and Telecommunications113.96.24.282.95.14.0+31.0
Financial and Insurance Services252.113.79.6225.713.88.9+26.4
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.20.30.510.10.60.6-3.9
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services73.44.06.653.83.36.3+19.6
Administrative and Support Services18.91.01.719.41.21.6-0.5
Public Administration and Safety154.28.46.8131.38.15.7+22.8
Education and Training48.92.73.531.01.93.2+17.9
Health Care and Social Assistance125.26.84.9100.76.24.0+24.5
Arts and Recreation Services38.82.11.535.62.21.5+3.2
Other Services9.80.51.112.00.70.9-2.2
Total industries1,837.9100.0100.01,630.7100.0100.0+207.2

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 Ballina Shire in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($663 million or 36.1%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($252 million or 13.7%)
  • Public Administration and Safety ($154 million or 8.4%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $1,069 million in total or 58.2% of the total imports by industry in the Ballina Shire.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 33.6% in Manufacturing; 9.6% in Financial and Insurance Services and 6.8% in Public Administration and Safety.

The major differences between total imports by industries of Ballina Shire and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Financial and Insurance Services (13.7% compared to 9.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (1.2% compared to 5.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (4.0% compared to 6.6%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (36.1% compared to 33.6%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in Ballina Shire increased by $207 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Ballina Shire were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$152 million)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$31 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$26 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$25 million)

Ballina Shire Council

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