City of Perth

Local sales

In the City of Perth, Mining had the highest local sales, generating $9,731 million in 2021/22.

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
City of Perth - Constant prices2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Western Australia$m%. Western Australia2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing146.80.42.476.40.31.7+70.4
Mining9,731.027.218.74,543.516.214.4+5,187.5
Manufacturing680.31.912.0559.72.05.0+120.6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services1,526.04.32.71,366.04.92.8+160.0
Construction2,650.67.419.66,421.722.930.5-3,771.1
Wholesale Trade598.61.72.6523.31.92.7+75.3
Retail Trade468.01.33.8320.51.13.8+147.5
Accommodation and Food Services545.91.52.022.80.11.5+523.1
Transport, Postal and Warehousing655.51.83.2742.52.73.3-87.0
Information Media and Telecommunications1,100.93.11.3684.72.41.2+416.2
Financial and Insurance Services5,119.914.33.93,526.312.64.1+1,593.6
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2,699.87.65.22,087.87.55.3+612.0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6,277.217.66.14,466.516.06.6+1,810.7
Administrative and Support Services1,897.45.32.91,428.85.12.9+468.6
Public Administration and Safety637.41.83.2511.91.83.5+125.5
Education and Training249.30.73.1183.70.73.6+65.6
Health Care and Social Assistance309.10.94.8228.20.84.6+80.9
Arts and Recreation Services185.70.50.7117.20.40.6+68.4
Other Services261.80.71.9189.90.72.0+71.9
Total industries35,741.1100.0100.028,001.6100.0100.0+7,739.5

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©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 the City of Perth in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Mining ($9,731million or 27.2%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($6,277million or 17.6%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($5,120million or 14.3%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $21,128 million in total or 59.1% of the total local sales by total industry in the the City of Perth.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 18.7% in Mining; 6.1% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services and 3.9% in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between local sales by industries of the City of Perth and Western Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Construction (7.4% compared to 19.6%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (17.6% compared to 6.1%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Financial and Insurance Services (14.3% compared to 3.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Manufacturing (1.9% compared to 12.0%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in the City of Perth $increased by 7,739 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the City of Perth were for:

  • Mining (+$5,187 million)
  • Construction (-$3,771 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$1,811 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$1,594 million)

City of Perth

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