Northern Midlands

Local sales

In Northern Midlands, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $316 million in 2022/23.

Local sales by industry measures the output of local industries that is sold locally. This includes sales to local consumers, businesses and other organisations.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, local sales 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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Local sales by industry sector
Northern Midlands - Constant prices2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Tasmania$m%. Tasmania2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing147.113.23.6127.414.94.3+19.7
Mining2.00.21.03.40.42.3-1.5
Manufacturing106.39.56.299.011.67.7+7.3
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services30.12.74.214.91.74.5+15.1
Construction316.128.425.3224.326.223.0+91.8
Wholesale Trade49.34.42.845.65.33.7+3.7
Retail Trade43.03.94.941.54.95.8+1.5
Accommodation and Food Services23.72.13.620.52.43.6+3.3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing176.415.86.598.811.65.4+77.5
Information Media and Telecommunications----3.12.50.32.6-2.5
Financial and Insurance Services8.30.75.39.41.15.4-1.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services20.71.92.117.32.02.3+3.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services17.31.65.513.01.55.4+4.3
Administrative and Support Services16.81.53.015.91.92.8+0.9
Public Administration and Safety39.03.55.225.12.94.8+13.9
Education and Training17.11.54.617.82.14.2-0.7
Health Care and Social Assistance65.25.89.348.15.68.5+17.1
Arts and Recreation Services12.01.11.16.00.71.1+6.0
Other Services24.42.22.724.82.92.7-0.4
Total industries1,114.9100.0100.0855.4100.0100.0+259.4

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. .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 local sales by industry sectors in Northern Midlands in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($316million or 28.4%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing ($176million or 15.8%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($147million or 13.2%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $640 million in total or 57.4% of the total local sales by total industry in the Northern Midlands.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Tasmania accounted for 25.3% in Construction; 6.5% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing and 3.6% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.

The major differences between local sales by industries of Northern Midlands and Tasmania were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (13.2% compared to 3.6%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (15.8% compared to 6.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Financial and Insurance Services (0.7% compared to 5.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (1.6% compared to 5.5%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in Northern Midlands $increased by 259 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in Northern Midlands were for:

  • Construction (+$92 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$78 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$20 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$17 million)

Northern Midlands Council

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