Hobart City

Local sales

In Hobart City, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $965 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
Hobart City - Constant prices2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Tasmania$m%. Tasmania2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing36.70.53.652.10.84.3-15.5
Mining17.50.31.019.30.32.3-1.9
Manufacturing167.52.56.2225.23.57.7-57.7
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services554.98.24.3558.58.74.5-3.6
Construction964.614.225.31,182.118.522.9-217.6
Wholesale Trade87.91.32.8177.52.83.7-89.6
Retail Trade283.84.25.0294.94.65.8-11.0
Accommodation and Food Services286.54.23.6240.33.83.6+46.3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing201.13.06.4185.92.95.4+15.3
Information Media and Telecommunications443.36.53.1335.65.22.7+107.7
Financial and Insurance Services894.413.25.4759.111.95.5+135.3
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services208.43.12.0209.93.32.1-1.5
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services902.313.35.5732.811.55.4+169.5
Administrative and Support Services279.04.13.0222.13.52.8+56.8
Public Administration and Safety421.46.25.2314.14.94.8+107.2
Education and Training232.83.44.6197.03.14.2+35.8
Health Care and Social Assistance538.97.99.3417.06.58.5+121.9
Arts and Recreation Services98.31.41.199.71.61.1-1.4
Other Services172.02.52.7170.42.72.7+1.6
Total industries6,791.2100.0100.06,393.6100.0100.0+397.7

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 Hobart City in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($965million or 14.2%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($902million or 13.3%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($894million or 13.2%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $2,761 million in total or 40.7% of the total local sales by total industry in the Hobart City.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Tasmania accounted for 25.3% in Construction; 5.5% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services and 5.4% in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between local sales by industries of Hobart City and Tasmania were:

  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Construction (14.2% compared to 25.3%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Financial and Insurance Services (13.2% compared to 5.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (13.3% compared to 5.5%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (8.2% compared to 4.3%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in Hobart City $increased by 398 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

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

  • Construction (-$218 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$170 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$135 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$122 million)

State Growth Tasmania

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