North Sydney Council area

Imports

In North Sydney Council area, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $3,911 million in 2022/23.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside North Sydney Council area 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
North Sydney Council area2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing408.83.53.4333.03.33.4+75.8
Mining425.83.68.31,251.912.512.7-826.1
Manufacturing3,911.233.231.73,245.632.530.1+665.6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services741.06.33.1481.34.82.9+259.7
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade443.43.83.4381.63.83.4+61.8
Retail Trade227.61.92.0306.83.12.0-79.3
Accommodation and Food Services559.14.73.5700.67.05.7-141.6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,798.115.28.31,055.910.66.4+742.2
Information Media and Telecommunications676.25.74.2480.04.84.3+196.2
Financial and Insurance Services678.35.88.2279.42.87.9+398.9
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services175.21.50.7176.61.80.8-1.3
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services631.95.46.4510.45.15.9+121.5
Administrative and Support Services309.02.61.6267.52.71.6+41.5
Public Administration and Safety201.91.75.659.80.64.3+142.2
Education and Training49.70.42.636.80.42.1+12.9
Health Care and Social Assistance144.51.24.3105.51.13.8+39.0
Arts and Recreation Services67.90.61.470.30.71.6-2.4
Other Services343.92.91.2233.22.31.1+110.6
Total industries11,793.4100.0100.09,976.4100.0100.0+1,817.1

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 North Sydney Council area in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($3,911 million or 33.2%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing ($1,798 million or 15.2%)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($741 million or 6.3%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $6,450 million in total or 54.7% of the total imports by industry in the North Sydney Council area.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 31.7% in Manufacturing; 8.3% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing and 3.1% in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of North Sydney Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (15.2% compared to 8.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Mining (3.6% compared to 8.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (1.7% compared to 5.6%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (6.3% compared to 3.1%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in North Sydney Council area increased by $1,817 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in North Sydney Council area were for:

  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$742 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$666 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$399 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$260 million)

North Sydney Council

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