In the Northern Tasmania Region, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $1,491 million in 2018/19.
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
| Local sales by industry sector | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Tasmania Region - Constant prices | 2018/19 | 2013/14 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Tasmania | $m | % | Tasmania | 2013/14 - 2018/19 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 487.9 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 405.8 | 5.6 | 4.8 | +82.1 | ||
| Mining | 65.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 87.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -21.4 | ||
| Manufacturing | 598.6 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 708.1 | 9.7 | 8.7 | -109.5 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 324.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 333.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 | -9.0 | ||
| Construction | 1,491.2 | 18.9 | 23.0 | 1,395.6 | 19.2 | 21.0 | +95.6 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 328.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 325.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | +3.0 | ||
| Retail Trade | 425.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 393.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | +32.2 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 222.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 227.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | -5.2 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 437.3 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 443.7 | 6.1 | 5.4 | -6.4 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 264.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 219.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | +45.0 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 531.6 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 487.3 | 6.7 | 6.2 | +44.4 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 274.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 209.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | +64.7 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 314.7 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 274.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | +39.8 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 215.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 217.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | -2.5 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 417.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 430.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 | -13.6 | ||
| Education and Training | 341.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 309.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | +31.7 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 880.1 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 561.6 | 7.7 | 7.0 | +318.5 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 86.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 73.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +13.7 | ||
| Other Services | 202.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 172.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | +29.8 | ||
| Total industries | 7,909.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,276.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +632.9 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id the population experts NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. .id the population experts. Data are based on a 2016-17 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 | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the local sales by industry sectors in the Northern Tasmania Region in 2018/19 shows the three largest industries were:
- Construction ($1,491million or 18.9%)
- Health Care and Social Assistance ($880million or 11.1%)
- Manufacturing ($599million or 7.6%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $2,970 million in total or 37.5% of the total local sales by total industry in the the Northern Tasmania Region.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Tasmania accounted for 23.0% in Construction; 8.8% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 6.7% in Manufacturing.
The major differences between local sales by industries of the Northern Tasmania Region and Tasmania were:
- A smaller percentage of local sales by Construction (18.9% compared to 23.0%)
- A larger percentage of local sales by Health Care and Social Assistance (11.1% compared to 8.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (4.0% compared to 5.3%)
- A larger percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (6.2% compared to 5.0%)
Emerging groups
The total local sales by industry in the Northern Tasmania Region $increased by 633 million between 2013/14 and 2018/19.
The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2013/14 and 2018/19 in the Northern Tasmania Region were for:
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$318 million)
- Manufacturing (-$109 million)
- Construction (+$96 million)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$82 million)