Paroo Shire

Local sales

In the Paroo Shire, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $20 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
Paroo Shire - Constant prices2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing12.716.71.912.416.61.8+0.3
Mining0.10.15.10.30.410.4-0.2
Manufacturing1.41.97.71.72.38.1-0.3
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services4.96.54.13.34.43.9+1.7
Construction20.426.820.221.629.021.5-1.2
Wholesale Trade0.81.13.41.31.73.4-0.4
Retail Trade3.04.04.35.06.74.4-2.0
Accommodation and Food Services2.73.53.03.14.12.9-0.4
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1.72.36.93.64.85.4-1.9
Information Media and Telecommunications----2.3----1.7--
Financial and Insurance Services0.71.05.3----4.9+0.7
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services----6.7----6.3--
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.31.76.80.81.16.3+0.5
Administrative and Support Services3.54.63.62.33.13.2+1.2
Public Administration and Safety7.910.44.16.58.73.4+1.4
Education and Training3.24.13.72.93.93.1+0.2
Health Care and Social Assistance9.111.97.46.89.16.0+2.3
Arts and Recreation Services0.50.61.00.60.81.0-0.1
Other Services2.22.92.52.43.22.3-0.2
Total industries76.3100.0100.074.6100.0100.0+1.7

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

  • Construction ($20million or 26.8%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($13million or 16.7%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($9million or 11.9%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $42 million in total or 55.4% of the total local sales by total industry in the the Paroo Shire.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 20.2% in Construction; 1.9% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and 7.4% in Health Care and Social Assistance.

The major differences between local sales by industries of the Paroo Shire and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (16.7% compared to 1.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Construction (26.8% compared to 20.2%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Public Administration and Safety (10.4% compared to 4.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Manufacturing (1.9% compared to 7.7%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in the Paroo Shire $increased by 2 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$2 million)
  • Retail Trade (-$2 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (-$2 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$2 million)

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