TOTAL FACTOR INCOME
Table 1.3 shows the contribution of industries to the production (as measured by total factor income) of each state and territory, as well as Australia, in 2005-06. For the purposes of this table, the activity of general government and the ownership of dwellings are each treated as industries.
Of the nineteen industries shown in the table, Electricity, gas and water supply ranked fifteenth (at 2.4%) in its contribution to Australian production for 2005-06. The largest share of production was attributable to Property and business services, at 12.6%. The contribution of Electricity, gas and water supply was greatest in Tasmania (at 4.8% of total factor income) and smallest in the Northern Territory (1.4%). In Tasmania, the Electricity, gas and water supply industry was the eleventh largest contributor to total production, its highest ranking for any state or territory.