City of Greater Geelong

Imports

In the City of Greater Geelong, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $4,263 million in 2021/22.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the City of Greater Geelong 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
City of Greater Geelong2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Victoria$m%. Victoria2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing660.35.76.2354.83.85.0+305.5
Mining773.16.74.3977.910.48.0-204.8
Manufacturing4,262.837.033.02,964.031.730.4+1,298.7
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services231.52.03.7184.92.03.9+46.6
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade434.83.83.3505.25.43.5-70.4
Retail Trade140.11.21.9128.51.41.7+11.6
Accommodation and Food Services88.50.81.1211.62.32.2-123.1
Transport, Postal and Warehousing573.45.05.5526.55.67.3+46.9
Information Media and Telecommunications599.05.24.1506.75.43.9+92.2
Financial and Insurance Services1,275.711.19.2984.910.58.8+290.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services32.10.30.630.70.30.6+1.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services870.47.66.7688.87.46.0+181.6
Administrative and Support Services244.92.11.8248.62.71.6-3.7
Public Administration and Safety628.95.56.9422.74.55.7+206.2
Education and Training201.61.83.7146.11.63.5+55.5
Health Care and Social Assistance290.22.55.6215.62.34.9+74.6
Arts and Recreation Services127.01.11.1155.01.71.5-28.0
Other Services82.80.71.3108.91.21.4-26.1
Total industries11,517.2100.0100.09,361.5100.0100.0+2,155.7

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 City of Greater Geelong in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($4,263 million or 37.0%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($1,276 million or 11.1%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($870 million or 7.6%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $6,409 million in total or 55.6% of the total imports by industry in the the City of Greater Geelong.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Victoria accounted for 33.0% in Manufacturing; 9.2% in Financial and Insurance Services and 6.7% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of the City of Greater Geelong and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (37.0% compared to 33.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (2.5% compared to 5.6%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Mining (6.7% compared to 4.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Education and Training (1.8% compared to 3.7%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in the City of Greater Geelong increased by $2,156 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the City of Greater Geelong were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$1,299 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$306 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$291 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$206 million)

City of Greater Geelong

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