Characteristics of Businesses in Selected Growth Sectors, Australia

The Industry and Innovation Competitiveness Agenda outlines sector-wide reform aimed at facilitating greater collaboration, research and development, boosting Australia’s competitiveness and productivity, and reducing red tape. As part of this, a number of sectors have been identified as having the potential to contribute to future economic growth. For the purposes of this release, these industry sectors are referred to as Growth Sectors.

These Growth Sectors are:

• Advanced manufacturing;
• Mining equipment, technology and services;
• Oil, gas and energy resources;
• Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals; and
• Food and agribusiness.
   

To maximise the potential for growth within these sectors, as well as the broader economic benefits this will deliver, it is important that characteristics of the Growth Sectors are understood. Such understanding may guide policy formulation to facilitate growth by reducing barriers, and increasing opportunities for innovation and collaboration. To that end, the Department of Industry and Science (DIS) funded an additional sample in the 2013-14 Business Characteristics Survey (BCS) to collect a range of characteristics for businesses in these sectors. This information will provide a baseline understanding of the current status of businesses in these sectors and develop a means of measuring their performance in the future.

This release presents statistics on a selection of topics including nature of business ownership, collaborative arrangements, performance measures, barriers, innovation, business use of information technology, skills and markets.

Information about how the conceptual definition of each Growth Sector was mapped to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industry Classification (ANZSIC) system is provided in the Explanatory Notes of this publication and a full list of the ANZSIC classes included in each of the Growth Sectors is available to download as a data cube.

There are two components to this release: web based information and data cubes. The web based information contains summary statistics and commentary on the following topics: foreign ownership, intellectual property methods, collaborative arrangements, income received from exporting goods and/or services, barriers to general business activities or performance and skills used in undertaking core business activities. Detailed statistics on these and further topics can be accessed via the data cubes.

Statistics for each of the Growth Sectors are presented separately in both the web based information and the data cubes and are cross classified by business size (based on employment) and innovator status as well as by ANZSIC class where possible.

For comparison purposes, in this publication, 2013-14 BCS All industries and selected BCS industry estimates by employment size and innovation status are presented alongside the 2013-14 Growth Sector estimates.

Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Selected Growth Sectors (cat. no. 8166.0.80.001) was released on 18 June 2015. The release presented key indicators of internet commerce statistics (i.e. the placing and receiving of orders via the internet) and innovation in Australian businesses in the Growth Sectors as compiled from the 2013-14 BCS.

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The Advanced manufacturing Growth Sector includes any manufacturing process that takes advantage of high-technology or knowledge-intensive inputs as an integral part of its manufacturing process. It includes chemical and medicinal manufacturing, vehicle and transport manufacturing, professional and scientific equipment manufacturing, computer and electronic manufacturing and specialised machinery and equipment manufacturing.

For comparison purposes, estimates for the Advanced manufacturing Growth Sector are presented with the 2013-14 BCS Manufacturing and BCS All industries estimates.

Businesses were asked to indicate the proportion of foreign ownership of the business as at 30 June 2014.

Overall, 92% of businesses in Advanced manufacturing were wholly Australian owned.

In this Growth Sector, businesses with 0-4 persons employed were more than twice as likely to be wholly Australian owned (96%) than businesses with 200 or more persons employed (38%).

Businesses with 200 or more persons employed were the most likely to report greater than 50% foreign ownership (57%), a higher proportion compared to the BCS All industries estimate (25%) for this employment size range.

Businesses were asked what methods were in use to protect the business' intellectual property during the year ended 30 June 2014. Businesses were able to identify more than one type of intellectual property protection method.

Over a third of businesses (36%) in Advanced manufacturing used at least one method to protect intellectual property, compared to 29% of businesses in the BCS Manufacturing industry. The most common method used in this Growth Sector was copyright or trademark (19%).

The proportion of businesses that used each type of intellectual property protection method was higher in Advanced manufacturing compared to the BCS Manufacturing industry estimates across all protection methods. The largest differences were in complexity of product design (12% compared to 6%) and secrecy or confidentiality agreements (17% compared to 12%).

Businesses were asked if they were involved in collaborative arrangements with other businesses or organisations during the year ended 30 June 2014.

Businesses in Advanced manufacturing were more likely to report any collaborative arrangement (13%) than businesses in the BCS Manufacturing industry (8%).

Joint research and development and joint marketing or distribution (both 6%) were the most commonly reported collaborative arrangements by businesses in this Growth Sector.

A higher proportion of Advanced manufacturing businesses reported being involved in each type of collaborative arrangement compared to BCS Manufacturing industry estimates.

Businesses were asked to indicate whether or not they received income from directly exporting any goods and/or services during the year ended 30 June 2014.

In this Growth Sector 29% of businesses received income from directly exporting goods and/or services.

Across all employment size ranges, innovation-active businesses were more likely to have received income from directly exporting goods and/or services compared to non innovation-active businesses.

Businesses were asked if any factors significantly hampered the business in its general business activities or performance during the year ended 30 June 2014. A definition of what constitutes a significant level of hampering was not provided and businesses were not asked to rank factors in order of significance.

The most commonly reported barrier to general business activities or performance by Advanced manufacturing business was lower profit margins to remain competitive (34%) followed by lack of customer demand for goods or services (27%).

The largest difference between Advanced manufacturing and BCS Manufacturing industry estimates was in government regulations and compliance, where a higher proportion of businesses in this Growth Sector reported this as a barrier to general business activities or performance (17% compared to 9%).

Businesses were asked to indicate the types of skills used in undertaking core business activities during the year ended 30 June 2014. The list of skills was limited to those shown in the graph; businesses were not required to list any other skills which they may have used. Businesses were able to identify more than one type of skill and were not required to rank the skills.

The most common skills used in Advanced manufacturing were engineering (49%) and trades (45%).

Compared to BCS Manufacturing industry estimates, Advanced manufacturing had a higher proportion of businesses using the following skills; engineering (49% compared to 30%), scientific and research (16% compared to 10%), IT support technicians (26% compared to 20%) and IT professionals (17% compared to 14%).

For the purposes of this survey, the Advanced manufacturing Growth Sector is defined as employing Australian businesses classified within the following ANZSIC Classes:

1811 Industrial gas manufacturing
1812 Basic organic chemical manufacturing
1813 Basic inorganic chemical manufacturing
1821 Synthetic resin and synthetic rubber manufacturing
1829 Other basic polymer manufacturing
1831 Fertiliser manufacturing
1832 Pesticide manufacturing
1841 Human pharmaceutical and medicinal product manufacturing
1842 Veterinary pharmaceutical and medicinal product manufacturing
1851 Cleaning compound manufacturing
1852 Cosmetic and toiletry preparation manufacturing
1891 Photographic chemical product manufacturing
1892 Explosive manufacturing
1899 Other basic chemical product manufacturing n.e.c.
2311 Motor vehicle manufacturing
2312 Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing
2313 Automotive electrical component manufacturing
2319 Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing
2391 Shipbuilding and repair services
2392 Boatbuilding and repair services
2393 Railway rolling stock manufacturing and repair services
2394 Aircraft manufacturing and repair services
2399 Other transport equipment manufacturing n.e.c.
2411 Photographic, optical and ophthalmic equipment manufacturing
2412 Medical and surgical equipment manufacturing
2419 Other professional and scientific equipment manufacturing
2421 Computer and electronic office equipment manufacturing
2422 Communication equipment manufacturing
2429 Other electronic equipment manufacturing
2431 Electric cable and wire manufacturing
2432 Electric lighting equipment manufacturing
2439 Other electrical equipment manufacturing
2441 Whiteware appliance manufacturing
2449 Other domestic appliance manufacturing
2451 Pump and compressor manufacturing
2452 Fixed space heating, cooling and ventilation equipment manufacturing
2461 Agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing
2462 Mining and construction machinery manufacturing
2463 Machine tool parts and parts manufacturing
2469 Other specialised machinery and equipment manufacturing
2491 Lifting and material handling equipment manufacturing
2499 Other machinery and equipment manufacturing

Further statistics relating to Advanced manufacturing can be accessed via the Data downloads section.

Mining equipment, technology and services businesses are those that provide specialised support and solutions to the mining and minerals processing industry.

For comparison purposes, estimates for the Mining equipment, technology and services Growth Sector are presented with the 2013-14 BCS Mining, BCS Manufacturing and BCS All industries estimates.

Businesses were asked to indicate the proportion of foreign ownership of the business as at 30 June 2014.

Overall, 73% of businesses in Mining equipment, technology and services were wholly Australian owned.

Businesses in this Growth Sector were more likely to report greater than 50% foreign ownership compared to the BCS All industries estimate (13% compared to 3%).

Mining equipment, technology and services businesses with 0-4 persons employed were more likely to be wholly Australian owned (85%) compared to businesses in other employment size ranges.

Businesses were asked what methods were in use to protect the business' intellectual property during the year ended 30 June 2014. Businesses were able to identify more than one type of intellectual property protection method.

In this Growth Sector 32% of businesses reported using at least one method to protect intellectual property.

The most commonly reported intellectual property protection methods used in Mining equipment, technology and services were secrecy or confidentiality agreements (22%) and patents (11%).

Innovation-active businesses were almost twice as likely to use at least one method to protect intellectual property (43%) compared to non innovation-active businesses (22%) in this Growth Sector.

Businesses were asked if they were involved in collaborative arrangements with other businesses or organisations during the year ended 30 June 2014.

Overall, 14% of businesses in Mining equipment, technology and services reported being involved in any collaborative arrangement. This is higher than the BCS Manufacturing industry estimates (8%) and lower than the BCS Mining industry estimates (18%).

The most commonly reported collaborative arrangement in this Growth Sector was joint research and development (7%). Businesses in Mining equipment, technology and services were more likely to report this collaborative arrangement than businesses in both the BCS Mining (6%) and BCS Manufacturing (3%) industries.

Businesses were asked to indicate whether or not they received income from directly exporting any goods and/or services during the year ended 30 June 2014.

Overall, 14% of businesses in Mining equipment, technology and services reported that they received income from directly exporting any goods and/or services.

In this Growth Sector businesses with 200 or more persons employed were more than five times as likely to report that they received income from directly exporting any goods and/or services (42%) than businesses with 0-4 persons employed (8%).

Businesses were asked if any factors significantly hampered the business in its general business activities or performance during the year ended 30 June 2014. A definition of what constitutes a significant level of hampering was not provided and businesses were not asked to rank factors in order of significance.

The most commonly reported barrier to general business activities or performance in Mining equipment, technology and services was lack of customer demand for goods or services (27%). A higher proportion of businesses reported this barrier compared to both the BCS Mining (22%) and BCS Manufacturing (24%) industries.

Businesses were asked to indicate the types of skills used in undertaking core business activities during the year ended 30 June 2014. The list of skills was limited to those shown in the graph; businesses were not required to list any other skills which they may have used. Businesses were able to identify more than one type of skill and were not required to rank the skills.

The most common skills used by businesses in Mining equipment, technology and services were engineering (48%), followed by financial (38%), transport, plant and machinery operations (36%) and trades (34%).

Innovation-active businesses in this Growth Sector were more likely to make use of each of the different types of skill listed compared to non innovation-active businesses. For example, innovation-active businesses were twice as likely to use scientific and research skills compared to non innovation-active businesses (30% compared to 15%).

For the purposes of this survey, the Mining equipment, technology and services Growth Industry was defined as employing Australian businesses classified within the following ANZSIC Classes:

1012 Mineral exploration
1090 Other mining support services
2462 Mining and construction machinery manufacturing
2491 Lifting and material handling manufacturing

Further statistics relating to Mining equipment, technology and services can be accessed via the Data downloads section.

The Oil, gas and energy resources Growth Sector is comprised of products and services used in the exploration, extraction, processing, storage, and export of energy resources such as coal, oil and gas. The majority of firms are involved in exploration and/or extraction activities.

For comparison purposes, estimates for the Oil, gas and energy resources Growth Sector are presented with the 2013-14 BCS Mining, BCS Manufacturing and BCS All industries estimates.

Businesses were asked to indicate the proportion of foreign ownership of the business as at 30 June 2014.

Overall, 63% of businesses in Oil, gas and energy resources were wholly Australian owned.

Businesses in Oil, gas and energy resources were more likely to have greater than 50% foreign ownership (24%) compared to both the BCS Mining and BCS Manufacturing industries (17% and 4% respectively).

Innovation-active businesses in this Growth Sector were less likely to be wholly Australian owned (57%) compared to non innovation-active businesses (67%).

Businesses were asked what methods were in use to protect the business' intellectual property during the year ended 30 June 2014. Businesses were able to identify more than one type of intellectual property protection method.

Overall, 34% of Oil, gas and energy resources businesses used at least one method to protect intellectual property, compared to 30% of businesses in the BCS Mining industry and 29% of businesses in the BCS Manufacturing industry.

The most common intellectual property protection method used by businesses in this Growth Sector was secrecy or confidentiality agreements (25%), a similar proportion of businesses in the BCS Mining industry reported using this method (24%).

Innovation-active businesses in this Growth Sector were more than twice as likely to have used at least one method to protect intellectual property (52%) compared to non innovation-active businesses (24%).

Businesses were asked if they were involved in collaborative arrangements with other businesses or organisations during the year ended 30 June 2014.

During the 2013-14 financial year, businesses in Oil, gas and energy resources were more likely to have been involved in any collaborative arrangement (31%) than business in the BCS Mining (18%) and BCS Manufacturing industries (8%).

The two most common collaborative arrangements that businesses in this Growth Sector were involved in were joint production of goods and services (18%) and joint research and development (14%).

The proportion of businesses involved in each type of collaborative arrangement in Oil, gas and energy resources was higher compared to the BCS Mining and BCS Manufacturing industry estimates across all arrangement types.

Businesses were asked to indicate whether or not they received income from directly exporting any goods and/or services during the year ended 30 June 2014.

Overall, 22% of Oil, gas and energy resources businesses received income from directly exporting any goods and/or services.

In this Growth Sector, businesses with 200 or more persons employed were seven times more likely to have received income from directly exporting any goods and/or services (70%) compared to businesses with 0-4 persons employed (10%).

Across all employment size ranges, innovation-active businesses were more likely to have received income from directly exporting any goods and/or services compared to non innovation-active businesses.

Businesses were asked if any factors significantly hampered the business in its general business activities or performance during the year ended 30 June 2014. A definition of what constitutes a significant level of hampering was not provided and businesses were not asked to rank factors in order of significance.

For businesses in Oil, gas and energy resources, the most commonly reported barriers to general business activities or performance were lack of customer demand for goods or services (19%) and lack of access to additional funds (18%).

With the exception of government regulations and compliance and environmental factors, a lower proportion of Oil, gas and energy resources businesses reported each of the listed barriers, compared to both the BCS Mining and BCS Manufacturing industry estimates.

Across all of the listed barriers to general business activities or performance, innovation-active businesses were more likely to report each barrier compared to non innovation-active businesses.

Businesses were asked to indicate the types of skills used in undertaking core business activities during the year ended 30 June 2014. The list of skills was limited to those shown in the graph; businesses were not required to list any other skills which they may have used. Businesses were able to identify more than one type of skill and were not required to rank the skills.

Half of all businesses in Oil, gas and energy resources used engineering skills in the 2013-14 financial year (50%), a higher proportion compared to both the BCS Mining and BCS Manufacturing industries (41% and 30% respectively).

Engineering skills were more likely to be used by innovation-active businesses in this Growth Sector (69%), compared to non innovation-active businesses (38%).

For the purpose of this survey, the Oil, gas and energy resources Growth Sector is defined as employing Australian businesses classified within the following ANZSIC Classes:

0600 Coal mining
0700 Oil and gas extraction
1011 Petroleum exploration
1701 Petroleum refining and petroleum fuel manufacturing
1709 Other petroleum and coal product manufacturing
5021 Pipeline transport

Further statistics relating to Oil, gas and energy resources can be accessed via the Data downloads section.

Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals includes the research and development, production and wholesale of medical technologies, devices and pharmaceutical goods as well as related services.

For comparison purposes, estimates for the Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals Growth Sector are presented with the 2013-14 BCS Manufacturing and BCS All industries estimates.

Businesses were asked to indicate the proportion of foreign ownership of the business as at 30 June 2014.

Overall, 86% of businesses in Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals were wholly Australian owned, compared to 94% of businesses in the BCS Manufacturing industry.

Businesses with 0-4 persons employed were more than five times more likely to be wholly Australian owned (95%) compared to businesses with 200 or more persons employed (18%). Businesses with 200 or more persons employed were most likely to have greater than 50% foreign ownership (81%).

Businesses were asked what methods were in use to protect the business' intellectual property during the year ended 30 June 2014. Businesses were able to identify more than one type of intellectual property protection method.

Businesses in Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals were more likely to use at least one method to protect intellectual property (44%) compared to businesses in the BCS Manufacturing industry (29%).

Across all types of intellectual property protection methods, a higher proportion of businesses in this Growth Sector used each type of method compared to the BCS Manufacturing industry.

Innovation-active businesses were more than twice as likely to have used at least one method to protect intellectual property (58%) compared to non innovation-active businesses (21%).

Businesses were asked if they were involved in collaborative arrangements with other businesses or organisations during the year ended 30 June 2014.

During the 2013-14 financial year, businesses in Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals were more likely to be involved in any collaborative arrangement (17%) than businesses in the BCS Manufacturing industry (8%).

The two most common collaborative arrangements for businesses in this Growth Sector were joint marketing or distribution (9%) and joint research and development (7%).

The proportion of businesses involved in each type of collaborative arrangement in Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals was higher compared to the BCS Manufacturing industry estimates across all of the different arrangement types.

Innovation-active businesses in this Growth Sector were more than six times more likely to have any collaborative arrangement than non innovation-active businesses (26% compared to 4%).

Businesses were asked to indicate whether or not they received income from directly exporting any goods and/or services during the year ended 30 June 2014.

Overall, 32% of Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals businesses received income from directly exporting any goods and/or services.

Businesses with 200 or more persons employed were more likely to have received income from directly exporting any goods and/or services (73%) compared to businesses with 0-4 persons employed (22%).

Innovation-active businesses in this Growth Sector were twice as likely to have received income from directly exporting any goods and/or services (40%) compared to non innovation-active businesses (20%).

Businesses were asked if any factors significantly hampered the business in its general business activities or performance during the year ended 30 June 2014. A definition of what constitutes a significant level of hampering was not provided and businesses were not asked to rank factors in order of significance.

The most commonly reported barriers to general business activities or performance in Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals were lower profit margins to remain competitive (32%) and lack of customer demand for goods or services (22%).

Across all of the listed barriers to general business activities or performance, businesses in this Growth Sector were less likely to report each barrier compared to BCS Manufacturing industry estimates, with the exception of government regulations or compliance (17% compared to 9%) and outstanding accounts receivable limiting cash flow (14% compared to 13%).

Innovation-active businesses were more likely to report each of the listed barriers compared to non innovation-active businesses.

Businesses were asked to indicate the types of skills used in undertaking core business activities during the year ended 30 June 2014. The list of skills was limited to those shown in the graph; businesses were not required to list any other skills which they may have used. Businesses were able to identify more than one type of skill and were not required to rank the skills.

The most commonly used skill in undertaking core business activities in the Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals Growth Sector was marketing (41%). 

Compared to BCS Manufacturing industry estimates, this Growth Sector had a higher proportion of businesses using the following skills; scientific and research (20% compared to 10%), IT professionals (23% compared to 14%), IT support technicians (30% compared to 20%), marketing (41% compared to 22%), business management (32% compared to 29%) and financial (32% compared to 29%).

For the purposes of this survey, the Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals Growth Sector is defined as employing Australian businesses classified within the following ANZSIC Classes:

1841 Human pharmaceutical and medicinal product manufacturing
1842 Veterinary pharmaceutical and medicinal product manufacturing
2411 Photographic, optical and ophthalmic equipment manufacturing
2412 Medical and surgical equipment manufacturing
3491 Professional and scientific goods wholesaling
3720 Pharmaceutical and toiletry goods wholesaling

Further statistics relating to Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals can be accessed via the Data downloads section.

The Food and agribusiness Growth Sector includes food-related production, food processing and the major inputs into these sectors, but not the wholesale or retail sale of these goods.

For comparison purposes, estimates for the Food and agribusiness Growth Sector are presented with the 2013-14 BCS Agriculture, forestry and fishing, BCS Manufacturing and BCS All industries estimates.

Businesses were asked to indicate the proportion of foreign ownership of the business as at 30 June 2014.

Overall, 99% of businesses in the Food and agribusiness Growth Sector were wholly Australian owned.

Over a quarter (29%) of businesses with 200 or more person employed reported greater than 50% foreign ownership. This proportion is higher than businesses of the same employment size in the BCS Agriculture, forestry and fishing industry (6%) but lower than those in the BCS Manufacturing industry (51%).

Businesses were asked what methods were in use to protect the business' intellectual property during the year ended 30 June 2014. Businesses were able to identify more than one type of intellectual property protection method.

In this Growth sector 10% of businesses used at least one method to protect intellectual property. The most commonly used method was copyright or trademark (6%).

Across all of the different intellectual protection property methods, the proportion of businesses in Food and agribusiness that reported using each type was higher compared to BCS Agriculture, forestry and fishing industry estimates, but lower compared to BCS Manufacturing industry estimates.

Businesses were asked if they were involved in collaborative arrangements with other businesses or organisations during the year ended 30 June 2014.

Overall, 9% of businesses in Food and agribusiness reported being involved in any collaborative arrangement. The most commonly reported arrangement was joint marketing or distribution (4%).

Businesses with 200 or more persons employed were more likely to be involved in any collaborative arrangement (45%) compared to businesses with 0-4 persons employed (8%).

Businesses were asked to indicate whether or not they received income from directly exporting any goods and/or services during the year ended 30 June 2014.

In this Growth Sector, 9% of businesses reported that they received income from directly exporting goods and/or services. This was higher compared to BCS Agriculture, forestry and fishing industry estimates (7%) and lower compared to BCS Manufacturing industry estimates (21%). 

Businesses in this Growth Sector with more than 200 persons employed were over eleven times more likely to report that they received income from directly exporting goods and/or services (79%) compared to businesses with 0-4 persons employed (7%).

Businesses were asked if any factors significantly hampered the business in its general business activities or performance during the year ended 30 June 2014. A definition of what constitutes a significant level of hampering was not provided and businesses were not asked to rank factors in order of significance.

The most commonly reported barrier to general business activities or performance in Food and agribusiness was cost of inputs (36%), which was higher compared to BCS Agriculture, forestry and fishing and BCS Manufacturing industry estimates (34% and 18% respectively).

Businesses in this Growth Sector were also more likely to report government regulations and compliance (19%) as a barrier to general business activities or performance compared to BCS Agriculture, forestry and fishing and BCS Manufacturing industry estimates (16% and 9% respectively).

Businesses were asked to indicate the types of skills used in undertaking core business activities during the year ended 30 June 2014. The list of skills was limited to those shown in the graph; businesses were not required to list any other skills which they may have used. Businesses were able to identify more than one type of skill and were not required to rank the skills.

The most common skill used by businesses in this Growth Sector were transport, plant and machinery operation (47%), followed by financial (36%) and trades (31%).

For the purpose of this survey, the Food and agribusiness Growth Sector is defined as employing Australian businesses classified within the following ANZSIC Classes:

0121 Mushroom growing
0122 Vegetable growing (under cover)
0123 Vegetable growing (outdoors)
0131 Grape growing
0132 Kiwifruit growing
0133 Berry fruit growing
0134 Apple and pear growing
0135 Stone fruit growing
0136 Citrus fruit growing
0137 Olive growing
0139 Other fruit and tree nut growing
0141 Sheep farming (specialised)
0142 Beef cattle farming (specialised)
0143 Beef cattle feedlots (specialised)
0144 Sheep-beef cattle farming
0145 Grain-sheep or grain-beef cattle farming
0146 Rice growing
0149 Other grain growing
0151 Sugar cane growing
0159 Other crop growing n.e.c.
0160 Dairy cattle farming
0171 Poultry farming (meat)
0172 Poultry farming (eggs)
0180 Deer farming
0192 Pig farming
0193 Beekeeping
0199 Other livestock farming n.e.c.
0201 Offshore longline and rack aquaculture
0202 Offshore caged aquaculture
0203 Onshore aquaculture
0411 Rock lobster and crab potting
0412 Prawn fishing
0413 Line fishing
0414 Fish trawling, seining and netting
0419 Other fishing
0529 Other agriculture and fishing support services
1111 Meat processing
1112 Poultry processing
1113 Cured meat and smallgoods manufacturing
1120 Seafood processing
1131 Milk and cream processing
1132 Ice cream manufacturing
1133 Cheese and other dairy product manufacturing
1140 Fruit and vegetable processing
1150 Oil and fat manufacturing
1161 Grain mill product manufacturing
1162 Cereal, pasta and baking mix manufacturing
1171 Bread manufacturing (factory based)
1172 Cake and pastry manufacturing (factory based)
1173 Biscuit manufacturing (factory based)
1174 Bakery product manufacturing (non-factory based)
1181 Sugar manufacturing
1182 Confectionary manufacturing
1191 Potato, corn and other crisp manufacturing
1192 Prepared animal and bird feed manufacturing
1199 Other food product manufacturing n.e.c.
1211 Soft drink, cordial and syrup manufacturing
1212 Beer manufacturing
1213 Spirit manufacturing
1214 Wine and other alcoholic beverage manufacturing
2461 Agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing
6620 Farm animal and bloodstock leasing

Further statistics relating to Food and agribusiness can be accessed via the Data downloads section.

This release previously used catalogue number 8170.0.