City of Melville

Local sales

In the City of Melville, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $2,145 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
City of Melville - Constant prices2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. Western Australia$m%. Western Australia2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing40.10.51.48.10.11.3+32.0
Mining170.92.06.3242.03.119.9-71.1
Manufacturing616.37.15.7370.54.75.0+245.8
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services42.30.53.534.40.42.7+7.9
Construction2,145.324.631.22,431.630.925.7-286.3
Wholesale Trade210.62.42.9227.92.92.4-17.3
Retail Trade617.97.14.3534.06.83.9+83.9
Accommodation and Food Services231.52.72.2228.82.92.1+2.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing336.83.95.2201.52.63.9+135.3
Information Media and Telecommunications102.31.21.691.21.21.4+11.2
Financial and Insurance Services368.14.24.0333.34.23.8+34.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services467.45.43.9464.75.93.8+2.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services760.08.77.5645.58.26.9+114.5
Administrative and Support Services230.92.73.5196.12.53.2+34.8
Public Administration and Safety399.74.64.2360.34.63.6+39.4
Education and Training537.46.23.3420.25.32.9+117.2
Health Care and Social Assistance1,058.012.16.3852.210.85.3+205.8
Arts and Recreation Services135.21.60.868.10.90.7+67.2
Other Services241.22.82.1166.22.11.5+75.1
Total industries8,712.1100.0100.07,876.7100.0100.0+835.3

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

  • Construction ($2,145million or 24.6%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($1,058million or 12.1%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($760million or 8.7%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $3,963 million in total or 45.5% of the total local sales by total industry in the the City of Melville.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 31.2% in Construction; 6.3% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 7.5% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

The major differences between local sales by industries of the City of Melville and Western Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Construction (24.6% compared to 31.2%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Health Care and Social Assistance (12.1% compared to 6.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Mining (2.0% compared to 6.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (0.5% compared to 3.5%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in the City of Melville $increased by 835 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.

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

  • Construction (-$286 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$246 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$206 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$135 million)

City of Melville

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