Townsville City Council

Local sales

In the Townsville City Council, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $3,693 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
Townsville City Council - Constant prices2022/232008/09Change
Industry$m%. Regional QLD$m%. Regional QLD2008/09 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing141.40.83.1136.60.63.5+4.8
Mining969.35.29.82,424.211.215.7-1,454.9
Manufacturing1,531.48.27.22,228.010.38.9-696.5
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services955.25.14.01,106.55.13.9-151.3
Construction3,692.619.821.96,054.628.124.9-2,362.0
Wholesale Trade623.83.32.9614.92.92.9+8.9
Retail Trade899.14.84.3860.74.04.1+38.4
Accommodation and Food Services636.03.43.1571.92.72.6+64.1
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,130.46.15.11,208.25.64.5-77.7
Information Media and Telecommunications375.22.01.5236.71.10.8+138.6
Financial and Insurance Services571.03.13.6538.92.52.7+32.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,090.55.96.3877.14.15.3+213.3
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services951.55.14.8865.04.03.9+86.4
Administrative and Support Services469.62.53.2596.52.82.7-126.9
Public Administration and Safety1,247.06.73.91,013.04.73.5+233.9
Education and Training919.84.93.8605.92.82.5+314.0
Health Care and Social Assistance1,645.58.88.0907.64.24.5+737.9
Arts and Recreation Services251.01.31.0239.51.10.8+11.5
Other Services525.32.82.5476.02.22.2+49.3
Total industries18,625.7100.0100.021,561.8100.0100.0-2,936.1

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

  • Construction ($3,693million or 19.8%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($1,646million or 8.8%)
  • Manufacturing ($1,531million or 8.2%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $6,870 million in total or 36.9% of the total local sales by total industry in the the Townsville City Council.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Regional QLD accounted for 21.9% in Construction; 8.0% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 7.2% in Manufacturing.

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

  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Mining (5.2% compared to 9.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Public Administration and Safety (6.7% compared to 3.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (0.8% compared to 3.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Construction (19.8% compared to 21.9%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in the Townsville City Council $decreased by -2,936 million between 2008/09 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2008/09 and 2022/23 in the Townsville City Council were for:

  • Construction (-$2,362 million)
  • Mining (-$1,455 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$738 million)
  • Manufacturing (-$697 million)

City of Townsville

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