Cassowary Coast

Local sales

In the Cassowary Coast, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing had the highest local sales, generating $432 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
Cassowary Coast - Constant prices2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing432.421.73.0322.719.02.2+109.7
Mining22.91.23.623.41.47.8-0.5
Manufacturing148.47.59.1141.68.37.8+6.9
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services118.25.94.1113.36.74.0+4.9
Construction313.215.720.1239.814.121.4+73.4
Wholesale Trade39.32.03.343.52.63.6-4.1
Retail Trade106.05.35.089.05.24.5+16.9
Accommodation and Food Services51.32.62.534.52.01.9+16.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing104.15.24.579.84.74.9+24.3
Information Media and Telecommunications10.00.52.321.21.21.8-11.2
Financial and Insurance Services52.62.65.856.93.35.6-4.3
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services54.52.76.250.12.96.3+4.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services59.93.07.460.93.67.0-0.9
Administrative and Support Services72.93.73.558.93.53.3+14.1
Public Administration and Safety115.95.84.7103.76.14.2+12.2
Education and Training79.94.04.383.04.94.4-3.2
Health Care and Social Assistance149.87.57.4119.87.06.1+30.0
Arts and Recreation Services8.90.41.09.80.60.9-0.9
Other Services49.12.52.349.12.92.3-0.1
Total industries1,989.3100.0100.01,700.9100.0100.0+288.4

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

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($432million or 21.7%)
  • Construction ($313million or 15.7%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($150million or 7.5%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $895 million in total or 45.0% of the total local sales by total industry in the the Cassowary Coast.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 3.0% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 20.1% in Construction and 7.4% in Health Care and Social Assistance.

The major differences between local sales by industries of the Cassowary Coast and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (21.7% compared to 3.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.0% compared to 7.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Construction (15.7% compared to 20.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (2.7% compared to 6.2%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in the Cassowary Coast $increased by 288 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$110 million)
  • Construction (+$73 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$30 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$24 million)

Cassowary Coast Regional Council

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