Bellingen Shire

Local sales

In Bellingen Shire, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $178 million in 2021/22.

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
Bellingen Shire - Constant prices2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing53.78.02.155.79.81.7-1.9
Mining7.21.10.910.31.82.3-3.1
Manufacturing43.46.57.440.27.17.2+3.3
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services7.21.12.87.71.43.0-0.5
Construction177.726.620.3127.822.620.9+49.9
Wholesale Trade8.91.33.616.22.94.1-7.3
Retail Trade28.44.25.030.15.35.1-1.7
Accommodation and Food Services30.44.52.927.24.82.6+3.2
Transport, Postal and Warehousing16.12.44.214.52.64.6+1.7
Information Media and Telecommunications11.31.73.32.20.42.4+9.0
Financial and Insurance Services11.81.86.612.62.26.5-0.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services57.08.58.940.67.29.9+16.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services41.66.210.130.05.39.1+11.7
Administrative and Support Services20.23.04.320.23.64.0+0.1
Public Administration and Safety32.34.84.126.64.73.8+5.7
Education and Training37.75.64.133.86.04.1+3.9
Health Care and Social Assistance63.99.66.653.39.45.7+10.6
Arts and Recreation Services5.20.81.03.60.60.9+1.6
Other Services14.32.11.913.82.42.1+0.5
Total industries668.5100.0100.0566.2100.0100.0+102.3

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©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 Bellingen Shire in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($178million or 26.6%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($64million or 9.6%)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($57million or 8.5%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $299 million in total or 44.7% of the total local sales by total industry in the Bellingen Shire.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 20.3% in Construction; 6.6% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 8.9% in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services.

The major differences between local sales by industries of Bellingen Shire and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Construction (26.6% compared to 20.3%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (8.0% compared to 2.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Financial and Insurance Services (1.8% compared to 6.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (6.2% compared to 10.1%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in Bellingen Shire $increased by 102 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Bellingen Shire were for:

  • Construction (+$50 million)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$16 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$12 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$11 million)

Bellingen Shire

economic profile