City of Melville

Imports

In the City of Melville, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $2,321 million in 2023/24.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the City of Melville 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
City of Melville2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. Western Australia$m%. Western Australia2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing279.83.82.3235.23.62.0+44.6
Mining601.98.113.2673.010.422.4-71.1
Manufacturing2,320.631.431.12,118.932.928.1+201.6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services411.75.64.0353.25.54.0+58.4
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade289.73.93.3191.93.03.1+97.8
Retail Trade64.20.91.562.01.01.5+2.2
Accommodation and Food Services296.34.02.6244.13.82.1+52.1
Transport, Postal and Warehousing446.16.05.9391.46.14.8+54.8
Information Media and Telecommunications419.15.73.6321.75.02.8+97.4
Financial and Insurance Services585.17.98.1504.67.87.9+80.5
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services43.60.60.843.70.70.8+0.0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services324.24.48.6273.74.27.5+50.5
Administrative and Support Services225.63.01.5184.92.91.4+40.7
Public Administration and Safety541.87.34.6402.66.23.9+139.3
Education and Training71.11.01.953.90.81.4+17.2
Health Care and Social Assistance307.84.24.2215.33.33.5+92.5
Arts and Recreation Services79.31.10.9104.21.60.9-24.8
Other Services92.11.21.969.71.11.8+22.4
Total industries7,399.9100.0100.06,444.0100.0100.0+955.9

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 the City of Melville in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($2,321 million or 31.4%)
  • Mining ($602 million or 8.1%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($585 million or 7.9%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $3,508 million in total or 47.4% of the total imports by industry in the the City of Melville.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 31.1% in Manufacturing; 13.2% in Mining and 8.1% in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of the City of Melville and Western Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Mining (8.1% compared to 13.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (4.4% compared to 8.6%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (7.3% compared to 4.6%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Information Media and Telecommunications (5.7% compared to 3.6%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in the City of Melville increased by $956 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in the City of Melville were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$202 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$139 million)
  • Wholesale Trade (+$98 million)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$97 million)

City of Melville

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