Kempsey Shire

Local sales

In Kempsey Shire, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $497 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
Kempsey Shire - Constant prices2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing75.34.11.485.04.61.3-9.7
Mining1.60.11.02.60.10.6-1.0
Manufacturing112.56.26.6100.75.57.3+11.8
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services86.34.73.453.42.92.9+32.9
Construction497.127.322.9723.839.225.1-226.6
Wholesale Trade25.91.43.326.51.43.8-0.6
Retail Trade125.06.94.6115.36.25.0+9.7
Accommodation and Food Services89.64.93.473.74.03.3+15.9
Transport, Postal and Warehousing72.14.05.555.03.05.3+17.0
Information Media and Telecommunications11.10.63.73.40.23.0+7.6
Financial and Insurance Services33.71.95.733.01.85.7+0.7
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services51.72.86.460.33.37.1-8.6
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services59.03.29.957.13.19.4+1.9
Administrative and Support Services73.84.14.463.93.54.3+9.9
Public Administration and Safety128.27.04.498.25.33.9+30.1
Education and Training89.34.93.564.53.53.3+24.9
Health Care and Social Assistance243.413.47.1186.510.16.2+56.8
Arts and Recreation Services9.70.51.113.40.71.0-3.7
Other Services35.92.01.829.01.61.6+6.9
Total industries1,821.2100.0100.01,845.3100.0100.0-24.1

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 Kempsey Shire in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($497million or 27.3%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($243million or 13.4%)
  • Public Administration and Safety ($128million or 7.0%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $869 million in total or 47.7% of the total local sales by total industry in the Kempsey Shire.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 22.9% in Construction; 7.1% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 4.4% in Public Administration and Safety.

The major differences between local sales by industries of Kempsey Shire and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.2% compared to 9.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Health Care and Social Assistance (13.4% compared to 7.1%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Construction (27.3% compared to 22.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Financial and Insurance Services (1.9% compared to 5.7%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in Kempsey Shire $decreased by -24 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in Kempsey Shire were for:

  • Construction (-$227 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$57 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$33 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$30 million)

Kempsey Shire

economic profile