The chemical industry in W.A. employed 6 200 persons with a gross turnover of $3.5 billion. It represents 8.4 per cent of the manufacturing sector by employment and 14.2 per cent by value added. The table below summarises manufacturing activities in W.A. including the chemical industry.
|
|
|
Employment at end of
June(b) |
Wages and salaries(c) |
Turnover[i] |
Industry Value added[ii] |
Industry Value added
per employee |
|
ANZSIC
|
Description |
'000 |
$m |
$m |
$m |
'000 |
|
21 |
Food,
beverage and tobacco mfg |
13.0 |
413 |
3137 |
744 |
57.2 |
|
22 |
Textile,
clothing, footwear and leather mfg |
3.1 |
77 |
328 |
114 |
36.8 |
|
23 |
Wood
and paper product mfg |
4.2 |
133 |
737 |
273 |
65.0 |
|
24 |
Printing,
publishing and recorded media |
7.7 |
252 |
1024 |
501 |
65.1 |
|
25 |
Petroleum,
coal, chemical and associated product mfg[1] |
6.2 |
291 |
3467 |
695 |
112.1 |
|
26 |
Non-metallic
mineral product mfg |
5.2 |
221 |
1307 |
460 |
88.5 |
|
27 |
Metal
product mfg |
16.2 |
628 |
5068 |
1184 |
73.1 |
|
28 |
Machinery
and equipment mfg |
13.0 |
447 |
2289 |
694 |
53.5 |
|
29 |
Other
manufacturing |
5.2 |
132 |
584 |
225 |
43.3 |
|
21-29 |
Total
manufacturing |
73.7 |
2595 |
17941 |
4891 |
66.4 |
|
|
W.A.
Division 25 as % all W.A. manufacturing. |
8.4% |
11.2% |
19.3% |
14.2% |
|
|
|
All
Australia, Division 25 mfg[2] |
96.5 |
4223 |
33602 |
9577 |
|
|
|
W.A.:
Division 25 % Australia Division 25 |
6.4% |
6.9% |
10.3% |
7.2% |
|
Derived from ABS: Manufacturing Industry, Preliminary 8201.0 1998-99
Table 1 The chemical industry in perspective with manufacturing in WA
|
25 Petroleum, coal, chemical
and associated product mfg[3] |
Employment (000’s) |
Wages and salaries $m |
Turnover $m |
Turnover per employee |
|
1997-98 |
6.5 |
279.0 |
3
335.3 |
515.1 |
|
1996-97 |
6.5 |
271.5 |
3081-5 |
472.9 |
|
1995-96 |
6.6 |
245.4 |
2843.6 |
429.4 |
|
1994-95 |
6.2 |
225.6 |
2813.5 |
457.4 |
|
1993-94 |
5.6 |
201.1 |
2779.7 |
498.5 |
|
1992-93 |
5.5 |
191.1 |
2786.8 |
511.2 |
Table
2
Profile of the chemical sector in
WA
Source: Table 1 ABS Manufacturing Industry, WA 8221.5 1997-98 Australia
While the industry has shown strong growth in recent years, it has increased by only 2 per cent per year reflecting extensive industry rationalisation, notably in the formulating sector that offset growth in other sectors.
|
Total manufacturing |
Employment |
Wages & salaries |
Turnover |
Turnover per employee |
|
1997-98 |
76.0 |
2513.2 |
17
529.2 |
230.8 |
|
1996-97 |
73.5 |
2424.9 |
16779.7 |
228.3 |
|
1995-96 |
72.3 |
2213.4 |
15749.8 |
217.8 |
|
1994-95 |
73.8 |
2154.6 |
15246.2 |
206.5 |
|
1993-94 |
69.9 |
2
021.9 |
14192.9 |
203.0 |
|
1992-93 |
68.8 |
1949.2 |
13919.0 |
202.4 |
Source: Table 1 ABS Manufacturing
Industry, WA 8221.5 1997-98
Table 3 The manufacturing sector in W.A. showing growth in turnover per employee
W.A. Chemical
industry by sector 1997-98
|
|
Employed |
Wages
& salaries |
Turnover |
Industry
value added |
Turnover
per employee |
Industry
value added per employee |
|
Basic chemical mfg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fertiliser mfg |
558 |
29.3 |
330.1 |
111.2 |
592 |
199.4 |
|
Industrial gas mfg |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
|
Synthetic resin mfg |
95 |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
|
Organic industrial chemical mfg n.e.c. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
|
Inorganic industrial chemical mfg n.e.c. |
1072 |
59.6 |
547.9 |
145.1 |
511.3 |
135.4 |
|
Total Basic chemical mfg |
2002 |
104.2 |
963.2 |
291.4 |
481.1 |
145.5 |
|
Other chemical products |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Explosive mfg |
1,89 |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
n.p. |
|
Paint mfg |
363 |