Townsville City Council

Local sales

In the Townsville City Council, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $3,127 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
Townsville City Council - Constant prices2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing220.21.33.0138.80.92.2+81.3
Mining219.41.33.6802.95.37.8-583.5
Manufacturing1,673.810.19.11,130.07.57.8+543.8
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services850.65.14.1859.95.74.0-9.3
Construction3,126.818.920.13,196.621.221.4-69.7
Wholesale Trade462.92.83.3511.23.43.6-48.4
Retail Trade900.35.45.0774.65.14.5+125.8
Accommodation and Food Services485.62.92.5356.42.41.9+129.2
Transport, Postal and Warehousing772.04.74.5837.65.64.9-65.6
Information Media and Telecommunications524.23.22.3290.61.91.8+233.5
Financial and Insurance Services606.13.75.8549.63.65.6+56.5
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services877.75.36.2775.65.16.3+102.1
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,049.46.37.4805.75.37.0+243.8
Administrative and Support Services456.72.83.5411.82.73.3+44.9
Public Administration and Safety1,209.47.34.71,045.16.94.2+164.2
Education and Training951.25.74.3901.76.04.4+49.5
Health Care and Social Assistance1,481.38.97.41,133.67.56.1+347.7
Arts and Recreation Services239.41.41.0161.81.10.9+77.6
Other Services458.12.82.3404.82.72.3+53.3
Total industries16,565.0100.0100.015,088.4100.0100.0+1,476.6

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 Townsville City Council in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($3,127million or 18.9%)
  • Manufacturing ($1,674million or 10.1%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($1,481million or 8.9%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $6,282 million in total or 37.9% of the total local sales by total industry in the the Townsville City Council.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 20.1% in Construction; 9.1% in Manufacturing and 7.4% in Health Care and Social Assistance.

The major differences between local sales by industries of the Townsville City Council and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Public Administration and Safety (7.3% compared to 4.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Mining (1.3% compared to 3.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Financial and Insurance Services (3.7% compared to 5.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (1.3% compared to 3.0%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in the Townsville City Council $increased by 1,477 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Mining (-$583 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$544 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$348 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$244 million)

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