Shire of Augusta-Margaret River

Local sales

In the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $581 million in 2023/24.

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
Shire of Augusta-Margaret River - Constant prices2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. Western Australia$m%. Western Australia2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing87.96.01.469.76.01.3+18.2
Mining26.91.86.330.62.619.9-3.7
Manufacturing84.45.85.750.44.35.0+34.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services16.81.13.521.41.82.7-4.6
Construction581.339.931.2468.640.325.7+112.6
Wholesale Trade26.81.82.922.72.02.4+4.1
Retail Trade76.55.24.364.95.63.9+11.6
Accommodation and Food Services51.23.52.237.63.22.1+13.6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing34.52.45.222.11.93.9+12.5
Information Media and Telecommunications17.51.21.611.51.01.4+6.0
Financial and Insurance Services35.82.54.028.42.43.8+7.3
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services50.63.53.949.34.23.8+1.3
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services65.84.57.561.05.26.9+4.8
Administrative and Support Services55.93.83.545.13.93.2+10.8
Public Administration and Safety48.73.34.232.02.83.6+16.7
Education and Training65.04.53.348.54.22.9+16.5
Health Care and Social Assistance93.26.46.369.56.05.3+23.8
Arts and Recreation Services8.10.60.89.50.80.7-1.4
Other Services30.82.12.119.31.71.5+11.6
Total industries1,457.6100.0100.01,162.1100.0100.0+295.5

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

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the local sales by industry sectors in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($581million or 39.9%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($93million or 6.4%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($88million or 6.0%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $762 million in total or 52.3% of the total local sales by total industry in the the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 31.2% in Construction; 6.3% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 1.4% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.

The major differences between local sales by industries of the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Construction (39.9% compared to 31.2%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (6.0% compared to 1.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Mining (1.8% compared to 6.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (4.5% compared to 7.5%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River $increased by 296 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 Augusta-Margaret River were for:

  • Construction (+$113 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$34 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$24 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$18 million)

Shire of Augusta-Margaret River

economic profile