Shire of Northam

Imports

In the Shire of Northam, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $207 million in 2022/23.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the Shire of Northam 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
Shire of Northam2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Western Australia$m%. Western Australia2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing14.32.01.85.80.71.3+8.5
Mining156.121.617.9179.123.028.1-23.0
Manufacturing206.928.626.7254.532.726.1-47.7
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services7.81.13.75.70.73.0+2.0
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade7.11.03.413.71.83.1-6.6
Retail Trade8.91.21.613.11.71.6-4.2
Accommodation and Food Services10.41.42.626.13.43.5-15.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing49.56.86.830.53.94.9+19.0
Information Media and Telecommunications26.33.63.127.13.52.3-0.9
Financial and Insurance Services66.69.29.066.78.67.1-0.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.40.50.82.20.31.2+1.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services58.58.17.956.67.36.2+2.0
Administrative and Support Services20.02.81.518.82.41.4+1.2
Public Administration and Safety27.43.84.522.02.83.0+5.4
Education and Training8.81.21.99.51.21.2-0.7
Health Care and Social Assistance31.24.34.524.93.23.2+6.2
Arts and Recreation Services7.21.00.813.21.71.0-6.1
Other Services12.61.71.89.11.21.8+3.5
Total industries722.8100.0100.0778.7100.0100.0-55.9

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 the Shire of Northam in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($207 million or 28.6%)
  • Mining ($156 million or 21.6%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($67 million or 9.2%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $430 million in total or 59.4% of the total imports by industry in the the Shire of Northam.

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 Shire of Northam and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Mining (21.6% compared to 17.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (1.1% compared to 3.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Wholesale Trade (1.0% compared to 3.4%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (28.6% compared to 26.7%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in the Shire of Northam decreased by $-56 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the Shire of Northam were for:

  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$19 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$8 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$6 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$5 million)

Shire of Northam

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