Cassowary Coast

Imports

In the Cassowary Coast, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $545 million in 2021/22.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the Cassowary Coast 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
Cassowary Coast2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing65.73.65.351.53.24.3+14.2
Mining53.72.95.8123.17.611.5-69.3
Manufacturing545.529.534.9455.228.131.8+90.2
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services34.21.92.719.41.22.9+14.8
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade106.65.83.4100.66.23.6+6.0
Retail Trade57.03.11.741.62.61.4+15.4
Accommodation and Food Services35.01.91.746.12.82.4-11.1
Transport, Postal and Warehousing62.83.44.189.35.55.3-26.5
Information Media and Telecommunications77.14.23.951.73.23.4+25.4
Financial and Insurance Services247.313.49.7185.511.58.9+61.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services15.30.80.514.40.90.6+1.0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services150.08.17.7121.87.56.7+28.2
Administrative and Support Services16.70.91.817.01.11.5-0.3
Public Administration and Safety94.35.16.377.94.85.8+16.4
Education and Training60.93.33.052.93.32.8+8.0
Health Care and Social Assistance162.38.85.1121.77.54.4+40.6
Arts and Recreation Services31.61.71.226.01.61.2+5.6
Other Services31.51.71.122.81.41.2+8.8
Total industries1,847.5100.0100.01,618.5100.0100.0+229.0

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

  • Manufacturing ($545 million or 29.5%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($247 million or 13.4%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($162 million or 8.8%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $955 million in total or 51.7% of the total imports by industry in the the Cassowary Coast.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 34.9% in Manufacturing; 9.7% in Financial and Insurance Services and 5.1% in Health Care and Social Assistance.

The major differences between total imports by industries of the Cassowary Coast and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (29.5% compared to 34.9%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Financial and Insurance Services (13.4% compared to 9.7%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (8.8% compared to 5.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Mining (2.9% compared to 5.8%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in the Cassowary Coast increased by $229 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Manufacturing (+$90 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$62 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$41 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$28 million)

Cassowary Coast Regional Council

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