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Indicator: HS-31 National energy use

Data

Energy Consumption by State
Australia - 1988-89 to 2003-04

	Consumption (PJ)				Annual Growth (%)
	1988-89	1990-91	2001-02	2003-04	1988-89 to 2003-04	2002-03 to 2003-04
New South Wales*	1194	1229	1420	1515	1.6	2.4
Victoria	1090	1091	1332	1386	1.6	1.1
Queensland	678	702	1079	1164	3.7	7.9
Western Australia	428	488	716	782	4.1	1.6
South Australia	299	287	330	320	0.5	-6.2
Tasmania	92	98	96	102	0.7	2.4
Northern Territory	51	55	82	76	2.7	1.8
Total	3832	3950	5055	5346	2.2	2.5

* includes Australian Capital Territory

Source: Donaldson. K. 2004, Energy Update 2004: Australian Energy Production and Consumption 1973-74 to 2001-02, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Canberra, viewed 10 Apr 2006, http://abareonlineshop.com/product.asp?prodid=12720, p.3.

Source: Donaldson, K 2005, Energy Update 2005. Australian energy consumption and production, 1973-74 to 2003-04, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Canberra, viewed 10 Apr 2006, http://abareonlineshop.com/product.asp?prodid=13166, p.4.

Energy Production in Australia (PJ)
1973/74 - 2002/02

	1973/74	1980/81	1990/91	2001/02	2003/04
Black coal	1464	2325	4396	7282	7615
Brown coal	263	312	484	669	658
Crude oil and condensate	858	854	1182	1336	1037
Naturally occurring LPG	54	79	94	122	123
Natural gas	172	416	840	1388	1468
Uranium		1066	2063	3782	4529
Renewables a	198	207	239	257	265
Total	3008	5260	9298	14837	15690

^a Includes hydroelectricity, wood and woodwaste, bagasse, biogas (landfill and sewage gas) and solar heating.

Source: Donaldson, K 2005, Energy Update 2005. Australian energy consumption and production, 1973-74 to 2003-04, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Canberra, viewed 10 Apr 2006, http://abareonlineshop.com/product.asp?prodid=13166.

Primary Energy Consumption by Fuel Type
Australia - 2003/04 and Projections for 2009/10 & 2029/30

	Consumption (PJ)				Annual Growth (%)
	2003-04	2009/10	2019/20	2029/30		2003/04 to 2009/10	2003/04 to 2029/30
Black coal	1570	1686	1993	2248		1.2	1.4
Brown coal	679	709	780	857		0.7	0.9
Oil	1792	1988	2443	2981		1.7	2.2
Natural gas	1048	1367	1747	2136		4.5	2.8
Renewables	256	316	391	506		3.6	2.7
Hydro	58	61	62	65		0.9	0.4
Biomass	183	210	272	370		2.3	2.8
Biogas	9	28	31	38		21.8	5.8
Wind	4	14	22	28		22.7	7.9
Solar	3	3	4	5		2.4	2.4
Total	5345	6067	7354	8728		2.1	1.9

Source: Akmal, M. and Riwoe, D. 2005, Australian Energy: National and State Projections to 2029-30, Australian Government Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, viewed 10 Apr 2006, http://abareonlineshop.com/product.asp?prodid=13272, p.26.

• Energy in Australia 2004 (PDF - 2067 KB) 
• Australian Energy Consumption and Production 1973-74 to 2001-02 (PDF - 45 KB) 
• Australian Energy: National and State projections to 2019-20 (PDF - 600 KB) 

What the data mean

Total energy consumption, comprising both primary and derived energy, was 5346 petajoules(PJ), a 6% rise from 2000-01 (5055 PJ) and a 40% increase since 1988-89 (3832 PJ). There has been a steady increase in energy consumption in Australia since the early 1970s with the total energy consumption doubling since 1973-74 (2615 PJ).

The annual growth rates for the period 1988-89 to 2003-04 averaged 2.2%.

Primary energy consumption is forecast to increase over the medium term (2003-04 to 2009-10) by an average of 2.1% a year to reach 6070 PJ after which the growth rate is expected to decrease to 1.8% per year to reach consumption levels of 8730 PJ by 2029/30.

Data Limitations

This data is derived from the fuel and electricity survey (FES) conducted in 2003 (with data collected for 2001-02) by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE). The data has been benchmarked against the statistical collection established by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Issues for which this is an indicator and why

Human Settlements — Pressures created by human settlements on the environment - Energy use 

Energy use is essential to the functioning of human settlements; human settlements cannot prosper without using energy. However, generation and use of energy have some negative consequences for the environment. Energy consumption is a measure of the production effectiveness of the human settlement.

Other indicators for this issue:

• HS-33 Energy use by sector 
• HS-34 Energy use in transport 
• HS-36 Percent of energy derived from renewable sources 
• HS-37 Energy use per capita and per unit of GDP 
• LD-11 Total energy value of land-based energy fuels from non-living sources produced in Australia 
• CO-10 Total energy production from the Australian marine environment 

Further Information

• Energy Statistics Australia: Main Features  - [access to the entire publication is restricted to subscribers or purchasers]
• Energy in Australia 2004 (Tedesco et al. 2004)