Wollongong City

Imports

In Wollongong City, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $3,218 million in 2021/22.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside Wollongong City Plains boundaries to resident households, businesses and other organisations within the area. Imports (domestic) includes all imports from other parts of Australia to the Region.Imports (international) includes the value of all imports to the area from outside Australia.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, import 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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Total imports
Wollongong City2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing393.53.85.0261.63.24.1+131.9
Mining2,583.025.25.11,855.922.58.3+727.2
Manufacturing3,218.231.433.62,822.634.231.6+395.6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services453.54.43.5187.82.33.4+265.6
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade350.93.43.3311.73.83.6+39.2
Retail Trade231.42.32.2169.22.11.9+62.2
Accommodation and Food Services107.51.01.5210.62.62.9-103.1
Transport, Postal and Warehousing344.73.45.4413.65.07.4-68.9
Information Media and Telecommunications424.44.14.2274.83.34.0+149.6
Financial and Insurance Services561.05.59.6490.96.08.9+70.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services24.20.20.526.60.30.6-2.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services439.94.36.6287.13.56.3+152.8
Administrative and Support Services112.71.11.776.50.91.6+36.2
Public Administration and Safety500.24.96.8415.85.05.7+84.4
Education and Training131.61.33.5116.11.43.2+15.5
Health Care and Social Assistance204.32.04.9162.32.04.0+42.0
Arts and Recreation Services134.91.31.5124.31.51.5+10.6
Other Services45.80.41.142.50.50.9+3.2
Total industries10,261.8100.0100.08,249.9100.0100.0+2,011.9

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .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 total imports by industry sectors in Wollongong City in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($3,218 million or 31.4%)
  • Mining ($2,583 million or 25.2%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($561 million or 5.5%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $6,362 million in total or 62.0% of the total imports by industry in the Wollongong City.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 33.6% in Manufacturing; 5.1% in Mining and 9.6% in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of Wollongong City and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Mining (25.2% compared to 5.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Financial and Insurance Services (5.5% compared to 9.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (2.0% compared to 4.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (4.3% compared to 6.6%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in Wollongong City increased by $2,012 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Wollongong City were for:

  • Mining (+$727 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$396 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$266 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$153 million)

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