Victoria and New South Wales (each with 32%) dominate manufacturing employment in Australia, accounting for almost two-thirds of national manufacturing employment at 30 June 2000 (table 19.11). In all industries, either New South Wales or Victoria is the largest employing State.
New South Wales manufacturing establishments employ 41% of the national total for the Printing, publishing and recorded media. Victoria accounts for some 51% of all persons working in the Textile, clothing, footwear and leather manufacturing industry in Australia. Queensland establishments employ 22% of persons in Food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing and 19% of those in Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing. South Australia accounts for 14% of employment in the Machinery and equipment manufacturing industry.
For further information on employed wage and salary earners and the characteristics of the manufacturing labour force, refer to Labour.
19.11 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT By State/Territory - 1999-2000 |
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Industry subdivision | NSW
'000 | Vic.
'000 | Qld
'000 | SA
'000 | WA
'000 | Tas.
'000 | NT
'000 | ACT
'000 | Aust.
'000 |
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Food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing | 47.9 | 47.6 | 36.2 | 15.6 | 14.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 168.1 |
Textile, clothing, footwear and leather manufacturing | 18.3 | 33.5 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 65.3 |
Wood and paper product manufacturing | 19.6 | 18.4 | 11.9 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 64.8 |
Printing, publishing and recorded media | 40.4 | 31.0 | 12.3 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 99.6 |
Petroleum, coal, chemical and associated product manufacturing | 35.3 | 37.0 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 97.5 |
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing | 11.2 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 35.6 |
Metal product manufacturing | 49.8 | 38.1 | 25.1 | 11.2 | 15.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 144.6 |
Machinery and equipment manufacturing | 60.0 | 69.5 | 25.2 | 28.4 | 13.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 200.7 |
Other manufacturing | 16.9 | 16.3 | 11.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 56.6 |
Total manufacturing | 299.5 | 300.5 | 144.9 | 85.4 | 75.0 | 20.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 932.8 |
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Source: Manufacturing Industry, Australia, Preliminary (8201.0). |