A snapshot of the largest energy users
The results of the industry-wide 2001-02 Energy Survey, conducted for the first time by the ABS in 2003, show the contribution of large end-users of energy to Australia's total end-use of energy.
During 2001-02 Australian industry end-users other than those engaged in agriculture, water and air transport, consumed 1,960.2 PJ of energy. Of this, the top 250 businesses accounted for 62.2% (or 1,219.4 PJ) and the top 1,000 businesses 70.7% (1,386.1 PJ) (table 17.20). Graph 17.22 shows the cumulative total energy end-use of the top 1,000 businesses.
While the largest end-users of energy are drawn from a range of industries, most are from the mining and manufacturing industries (table 17.21). Of the largest 250 energy users, 47.2% are in the manufacturing industry, 20.6% are in the mining industry, and 10.4% are from the transport industry. Of the largest 1,000 energy users, 132 (or 13.2%) are in the mining industry and 367 (or 36.7%) are in the manufacturing industry.
Of all energy used by industry for end-use purposes in 2001-02 the mining industry accounted for 10.3%, the manufacturing industry accounted for 53.6%, transport and storage (excluding air and sea transport) accounted for 10.5%, and other industries (excluding agriculture) accounted for 25.6%.
17.20 CONTRIBUTION BY TOP END-USERS OF ENERGY TO TOTAL INDUSTRY ENERGY USE - 2001-02
|
| Businesses | Energy use | Proportion of total industry energy use |
| no. | PJ | % |
|
| Top 100 | 1,081.9 | 55.2 |
| Top 250 | 1,219.4 | 62.2 |
| Top 1,000 | 1,386.1 | 70.7 |
| Top 5,000 | 1,548.4 | 79.0 |
| All businesses(a) | 1,960.2 | 100.0 |
|
(a) Excludes agriculture (ANZSIC Subdivision 01), water, air and space transport (ANZSIC Subdivisions 63, 64), and foreign government representation (ANZSIC Group 813).
Source: ABS data available on request, Energy Survey 2001-02. |
17.21 INDUSTRIES CONTRIBUTING TO LARGEST END-USERS OF ENERGY - 2001-02
|
 | Proportion of top 250 end-users of energy | Proportion of top 1,000 end-users of energy |
| % | % |
|
| Mining | 20.6 | 13.2 |
| Manufacturing | 47.2 | 36.7 |
| Transport and storage(a) | 10.4 | 15.3 |
| Other(b) | 21.8 | 34.8 |
|
(a) Excludes water, air and space transport (ANZSIC Subdivisions 63, 64).
(b) Excludes agriculture (ANZSIC Subdivision 01) and foreign government representation (ANZSIC Group 813).
Source: ABS data available on request, Energy Survey 2001-02. |
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