Shoalhaven City

Imports

In Shoalhaven City, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $1,988 million in 2023/24.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside Shoalhaven City 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
Shoalhaven City2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing280.34.84.5141.22.84.2+139.1
Mining367.56.35.4613.412.06.8-246.0
Manufacturing1,988.233.833.51,630.231.934.2+358.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services87.11.53.282.91.63.1+4.2
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade339.95.83.4270.85.33.3+69.1
Retail Trade48.60.81.873.21.41.8-24.5
Accommodation and Food Services177.73.03.3123.22.43.3+54.6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing327.45.66.6227.24.47.1+100.2
Information Media and Telecommunications344.75.94.6271.95.34.6+72.8
Financial and Insurance Services525.18.98.0508.49.97.9+16.7
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services34.60.60.725.20.50.5+9.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services387.66.66.8331.56.56.7+56.0
Administrative and Support Services49.50.81.641.70.81.7+7.8
Public Administration and Safety253.54.36.2210.54.15.4+43.0
Education and Training160.02.73.0141.92.82.3+18.1
Health Care and Social Assistance342.95.84.7287.35.64.1+55.7
Arts and Recreation Services103.01.81.676.01.51.5+27.0
Other Services56.81.01.259.71.21.4-2.9
Total industries5,874.4100.0100.05,116.1100.0100.0+758.4

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

  • Manufacturing ($1,988 million or 33.8%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($525 million or 8.9%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($388 million or 6.6%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $2,901 million in total or 49.4% of the total imports by industry in the Shoalhaven City.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 33.5% in Manufacturing; 8.0% in Financial and Insurance Services and 6.8% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of Shoalhaven City and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Wholesale Trade (5.8% compared to 3.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (4.3% compared to 6.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (1.5% compared to 3.2%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Information Media and Telecommunications (5.9% compared to 4.6%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in Shoalhaven City increased by $758 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.

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

  • Manufacturing (+$358 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$139 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$100 million)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$73 million)

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