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
Current benchmark:
Comparison year:
| Local sales by industry sector | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shire of Ashburton - Constant prices | 2023/24 | 2018/19 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Western Australia | $m | % | Western Australia | 2018/19 - 2023/24 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 92.4 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 52.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | +40.3 | ||
| Mining | 332.0 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 5,599.5 | 57.0 | 19.9 | -5,267.5 | ||
| Manufacturing | 135.2 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 140.6 | 1.4 | 5.0 | -5.4 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 113.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 85.1 | 0.9 | 2.7 | +28.4 | ||
| Construction | 2,510.7 | 65.9 | 31.2 | 2,915.6 | 29.7 | 25.7 | -404.9 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 46.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 64.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | -17.4 | ||
| Retail Trade | 11.3 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 19.2 | 0.2 | 3.9 | -7.9 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 73.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 118.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | -45.1 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 72.0 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 125.1 | 1.3 | 3.9 | -53.1 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | +3.8 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.1 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3.8 | -0.8 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 91.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 65.3 | 0.7 | 3.8 | +26.6 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 55.0 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 337.9 | 3.4 | 6.9 | -282.9 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 164.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 178.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | -13.5 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 29.6 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 45.7 | 0.5 | 3.6 | -16.1 | ||
| Education and Training | 15.1 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 19.9 | 0.2 | 2.9 | -4.8 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 16.4 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 21.7 | 0.2 | 5.3 | -5.3 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | +3.0 | ||
| Other Services | 37.2 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 33.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | +3.8 | ||
| Total industries | 3,812.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,831.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -6,018.9 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. Note: All $ values are expressed in 2022/23 base year dollar terms. 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 | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the local sales by industry sectors in the Shire of Ashburton in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:
- Construction ($2,511million or 65.9%)
- Mining ($332million or 8.7%)
- Administrative and Support Services ($165million or 4.3%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $3,008 million in total or 78.9% of the total local sales by total industry in the the Shire of Ashburton.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 31.2% in Construction; 6.3% in Mining and 3.5% in Administrative and Support Services.
The major differences between local sales by industries of the Shire of Ashburton and Western Australia were:
- A larger percentage of local sales by Construction (65.9% compared to 31.2%)
- A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (1.4% compared to 7.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local sales by Health Care and Social Assistance (0.4% compared to 6.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local sales by Financial and Insurance Services (0.1% compared to 4.0%)
Emerging groups
The total local sales by industry in the Shire of Ashburton $decreased by -6,019 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.
The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in the Shire of Ashburton were for:
- Mining (-$5,267 million)
- Construction (-$405 million)
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (-$283 million)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (-$53 million)