Kiama Municipality

Imports

In Kiama Municipality, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $401 million in 2022/23.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside Kiama Municipality 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
Kiama Municipality2022/232008/09Change
Industry$m%. Regional NSW$m%. Regional NSW2008/09 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing17.51.32.15.60.72.9+11.9
Mining42.63.313.429.73.99.6+13.0
Manufacturing401.030.830.3238.131.231.9+162.9
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services46.73.62.134.64.52.5+12.1
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade84.86.54.244.55.85.0+40.4
Retail Trade57.74.41.928.43.72.0+29.4
Accommodation and Food Services35.72.73.032.54.35.0+3.2
Transport, Postal and Warehousing72.85.66.537.24.96.3+35.7
Information Media and Telecommunications71.05.54.228.03.72.9+43.0
Financial and Insurance Services108.88.49.368.79.08.1+40.0
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services13.21.00.64.60.60.7+8.6
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services28.62.26.815.22.05.9+13.4
Administrative and Support Services8.10.61.14.80.61.9+3.3
Public Administration and Safety82.06.35.061.08.05.2+21.0
Education and Training47.73.72.329.93.92.2+17.9
Health Care and Social Assistance153.911.84.781.910.74.6+71.9
Arts and Recreation Services18.31.41.614.01.82.0+4.4
Other Services10.30.80.93.70.51.2+6.5
Total industries1,300.8100.0100.0762.3100.0100.0+538.5

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©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 Kiama Municipality in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($401 million or 30.8%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($154 million or 11.8%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($109 million or 8.4%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $664 million in total or 51.0% of the total imports by industry in the Kiama Municipality.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Regional NSW accounted for 30.3% in Manufacturing; 4.7% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 9.3% in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of Kiama Municipality and Regional NSW were:

  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Mining (3.3% compared to 13.4%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (11.8% compared to 4.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (2.2% compared to 6.8%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Retail Trade (4.4% compared to 1.9%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in Kiama Municipality increased by $538 million between 2008/09 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2008/09 and 2022/23 in Kiama Municipality were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$163 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$72 million)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$43 million)
  • Wholesale Trade (+$40 million)

Kiama Municipal Council

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