Broome

Local sales

In the Broome, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $311 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
Broome - Constant prices2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Western Australia$m%. Western Australia2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing34.22.21.727.52.01.3+6.7
Mining129.18.111.951.83.714.3+77.3
Manufacturing33.82.15.736.32.64.9-2.5
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services93.85.93.263.64.52.5+30.2
Construction310.519.625.2424.030.033.0-113.5
Wholesale Trade26.81.72.930.72.22.7-3.9
Retail Trade78.95.04.279.95.73.7-1.0
Accommodation and Food Services49.93.12.551.13.62.3-1.2
Transport, Postal and Warehousing169.610.74.992.06.53.8+77.7
Information Media and Telecommunications23.91.51.617.21.21.1+6.7
Financial and Insurance Services22.51.44.419.51.43.5+3.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services80.75.15.894.96.75.2-14.3
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services47.53.06.743.23.16.0+4.3
Administrative and Support Services86.25.43.458.74.22.8+27.5
Public Administration and Safety100.46.33.477.85.52.9+22.6
Education and Training90.15.73.371.75.12.6+18.4
Health Care and Social Assistance139.38.85.8113.58.04.5+25.8
Arts and Recreation Services14.90.90.913.10.90.7+1.7
Other Services53.33.42.445.13.22.0+8.3
Total industries1,585.6100.0100.01,411.6100.0100.0+174.0

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 Broome in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($311million or 19.6%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing ($170million or 10.7%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($139million or 8.8%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $619 million in total or 39.1% of the total local sales by total industry in the the Broome.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 25.2% in Construction; 4.9% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing and 5.8% in Health Care and Social Assistance.

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

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (10.7% compared to 4.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Construction (19.6% compared to 25.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Mining (8.1% compared to 11.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.0% compared to 6.7%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in the Broome $increased by 174 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

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

  • Construction (-$113 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$78 million)
  • Mining (+$77 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$30 million)

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