Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the City of Melville 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 | |||||||||
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| City of Melville | 2022/23 | 2017/18 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Western Australia | $m | % | Western Australia | 2017/18 - 2022/23 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 179.3 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 188.3 | 3.1 | 1.3 | -9.0 | ||
| Mining | 934.7 | 14.1 | 17.9 | 739.3 | 12.4 | 28.1 | +195.4 | ||
| Manufacturing | 1,821.7 | 27.4 | 26.7 | 1,807.0 | 30.2 | 26.1 | +14.7 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 351.2 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 280.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | +70.8 | ||
| Construction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 245.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 170.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | +75.1 | ||
| Retail Trade | 66.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 59.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | +6.9 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 263.6 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 347.8 | 5.8 | 3.5 | -84.2 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 467.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 461.9 | 7.7 | 4.9 | +5.5 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 333.7 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 290.5 | 4.9 | 2.3 | +43.2 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 542.4 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 520.5 | 8.7 | 7.1 | +21.9 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 46.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 81.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | -34.3 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 252.4 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 137.7 | 2.3 | 6.2 | +114.7 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 190.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 182.5 | 3.1 | 1.4 | +8.0 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 475.9 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 306.2 | 5.1 | 3.0 | +169.7 | ||
| Education and Training | 72.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 51.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | +20.4 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 293.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 208.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | +85.1 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 62.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 116.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | -53.9 | ||
| Other Services | 37.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 33.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | +4.5 | ||
| Total industries | 6,637.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,982.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +654.4 | ||
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 Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the total imports by industry sectors in the City of Melville in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:
- Manufacturing ($1,822 million or 27.4%)
- Mining ($935 million or 14.1%)
- Financial and Insurance Services ($542 million or 8.2%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $3,299 million in total or 49.7% of the total imports by industry in the the City of Melville.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 26.7% in Manufacturing; 17.9% in Mining and 9.0% in Financial and Insurance Services.
The major differences between total imports by industries of the City of Melville and Western Australia were:
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.8% compared to 7.9%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Mining (14.1% compared to 17.9%)
- A larger percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (7.2% compared to 4.5%)
- A larger percentage of total imports by Information Media and Telecommunications (5.0% compared to 3.1%)
Emerging groups
The total total imports by industry in the City of Melville increased by $654 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.
The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the City of Melville were for:
- Mining (+$195 million)
- Public Administration and Safety (+$170 million)
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$115 million)
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$85 million)