Georges River Council area

Imports

In Georges River Council area, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $2,373 million in 2023/24.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside Georges River Council area 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 by industry sector
Georges River Council area2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing274.33.84.5235.83.84.2+38.4
Mining232.93.25.4267.94.36.8-35.0
Manufacturing2,372.932.933.52,099.633.834.2+273.3
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services194.72.73.2139.32.23.1+55.4
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Wholesale Trade323.54.53.4217.03.53.3+106.5
Retail Trade308.04.31.8240.33.91.8+67.7
Accommodation and Food Services264.83.73.3279.54.53.3-14.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing390.15.46.6474.27.67.1-84.1
Information Media and Telecommunications397.65.54.6366.15.94.6+31.5
Financial and Insurance Services319.14.48.0230.13.77.9+89.0
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services38.70.50.714.80.20.5+23.9
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services239.43.36.8197.73.26.7+41.8
Administrative and Support Services84.61.21.661.41.01.7+23.2
Public Administration and Safety849.211.86.2582.19.45.4+267.1
Education and Training345.24.83.0308.45.02.3+36.8
Health Care and Social Assistance295.04.14.7237.73.84.1+57.4
Arts and Recreation Services182.22.51.6149.32.41.5+32.9
Other Services96.21.31.2103.31.71.4-7.1
Total industries7,208.4100.0100.06,204.3100.0100.0+1,004.1

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). 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 total imports by industry sectors in Georges River Council area in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($2,373 million or 32.9%)
  • Public Administration and Safety ($849 million or 11.8%)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications ($398 million or 5.5%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $3,620 million in total or 50.2% of the total imports by industry in the Georges River Council area.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 33.5% in Manufacturing; 6.2% in Public Administration and Safety and 4.6% in Information Media and Telecommunications.

The major differences between total imports by industries of Georges River Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (11.8% compared to 6.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Financial and Insurance Services (4.4% compared to 8.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.3% compared to 6.8%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Retail Trade (4.3% compared to 1.8%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in Georges River Council area increased by $1,004 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in Georges River Council area were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$273 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$267 million)
  • Wholesale Trade (+$106 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$89 million)

Georges River Council

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