West Coast Council area

Local sales

In West Coast Council area, Mining had the highest local sales, generating $123 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
West Coast Council area - Constant prices2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Tasmania$m%. Tasmania2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing4.51.73.64.41.04.3+0.1
Mining123.445.11.0268.157.92.3-144.7
Manufacturing5.52.06.24.00.97.7+1.5
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services16.96.24.318.13.94.5-1.1
Construction34.812.725.383.818.122.9-49.0
Wholesale Trade1.60.62.81.60.33.7+0.0
Retail Trade8.93.35.010.52.35.8-1.6
Accommodation and Food Services11.84.33.612.02.63.6-0.3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.22.66.49.52.15.4-2.3
Information Media and Telecommunications1.70.63.11.70.42.7-0.1
Financial and Insurance Services1.60.65.40.70.15.5+1.0
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.11.12.01.60.32.1+1.6
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2.40.95.52.30.55.4+0.1
Administrative and Support Services9.23.43.010.52.32.8-1.2
Public Administration and Safety12.44.55.210.62.34.8+1.8
Education and Training9.13.34.67.41.64.2+1.7
Health Care and Social Assistance11.64.39.310.32.28.5+1.3
Arts and Recreation Services0.80.31.10.50.11.1+0.3
Other Services7.22.62.75.31.12.7+1.9
Total industries273.8100.0100.0462.9100.0100.0-189.1

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 West Coast Council area in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Mining ($123million or 45.1%)
  • Construction ($35million or 12.7%)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($17million or 6.2%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $175 million in total or 64.0% of the total local sales by total industry in the West Coast Council area.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Tasmania accounted for 1.0% in Mining; 25.3% in Construction and 4.3% in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services.

The major differences between local sales by industries of West Coast Council area and Tasmania were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Mining (45.1% compared to 1.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Construction (12.7% compared to 25.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Health Care and Social Assistance (4.3% compared to 9.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Financial and Insurance Services (0.6% compared to 5.4%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in West Coast Council area $decreased by -189 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in West Coast Council area were for:

  • Mining (-$145 million)
  • Construction (-$49 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (-$2 million)
  • Other Services (+$2 million)

State Growth Tasmania

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