Indicator: HS-33 Energy use by sector
Data
Energy Consumption (PJ) by Sector Australian - 1991-92 and 2001-02
Source: K Donaldson 2004, Australian Energy Statistics-Aust energy consumption by industry-energy units 1973-74 to 2001-02, ABARE, viewed 12 Dec 2005, http://abareonlineshop.com/product.asp?prodid=12722.
Energy Consumption - selected sectors Australia - 1980-81 to 2001-02
Source: K Donaldson 2004, Australian Energy Statistics-Aust energy consumption by industry-energy units 1973-74 to 2001-02, ABARE, viewed 12 Dec 2005, http://abareonlineshop.com/product.asp?prodid=12722.
Energy (PJ) end-use use in the major sectors in Australia, 2001—02
Source: Donaldson, K 2004, Australian Energy Statistics-Aust energy consumption by industry-energy units 1973-74 to 2001-02, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics Product, viewed 17 Nov 2005, http://abareonlineshop.com/product.asp?prodid=12722, p. 43.
| Petroleum products | Bio-fuelsa | Natural gas | Town gas | Electricity | Solar | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 78.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 85.5 | ||
| Mining | 76.3 | 125.5 | 57.2 | 268.1 | |||
| Iron and Steel | 1.2 | 43.4 | 22.0 | 97.1 | |||
| Chemical | 38.9 | 84.5 | 15.1 | 167.2 | |||
| Other industry | 52.7 | 222.5 | 223.3 | 712.4 | |||
| Construction | 25.4 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 28.2 | |||
| Road transport | 930.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 996.7 | |||
| Rail transport | 21.6 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 28.9 | |||
| Air transport | 172.0 | 172.0 | |||||
| Water transport | 42.8 | 0.1 | 46.3 | ||||
| Commercial | 22.3 | 43.9 | 0.3 | 174.5 | 0.2 | 248.0 | |
| Residential | 4.2 | 124.9 | 0.8 | 184.4 | 4.2 | 393.0 | |
| Lubricants, greases, bitumen and solvents | 64.0 | 64.0 | |||||
| Total final energy consumption | 1 530.0 | 1.5 | 648.2 | 1.1 | 689.9 | 4.4 | 3 307.5 |
a excludes wood and bagasse and includes recyclables.
Source: Donaldson, K 2004, Energy Statistics - Australian Energy 2004, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, viewed 15 Dec 2005, http://abareonlineshop.com/product.asp?prodid=12814, p. 43
| 2001-02 | 2008-09 | 2019-20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 85 | 93 | 110 |
| Mining | 161 | 226 | 396 |
| Manufacturing and construction | 919 | 1126 | 1350 |
| Transport | 1272 | 1454 | 1833 |
| Commercial and services | 238 | 290 | 403 |
| Residential | 393 | 443 | 548 |
| Other1 | 64 | 67 | 74 |
| Total | 3132 | 3699 | 4714 |
1 includes solvents, lubricants, greases and bitumen
Source: Akmal, M, Thorpe, S, Dickson, A, Burg, G. and Klijn, N. 2004, Australian Energy: National and State Projections to 2019-20, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, p.31
- Energy in Australia 2004 (PDF - 2067 KB)
- Australian Energy Consumption and Production 1973-74 to 2001-02 (PDF - 46 KB)
- Australian Energy: National and State projections to 2019-20 (PDF - 601 KB)
What the data mean
The electricity generation sector consumed the largest share (31%) of energy fuels in 2001-02 with 1552.6 PJ followed by the transport sector with 25% and the manufacturing sector (23%). The residential sector consumed only 8% of the total.
The electricity generation sector is the largest energy consuming sector in the Australian economy, currently accounting for almost 46 per cent of all primary energy use. The transport sector is the second largest energy consuming sector (24% of total primary energy consumption), followed by the manufacturing and construction sector.
Energy consumption in all sectors have increased by 60% steadily since 1980-81. The largest percentage increase (>250%) was in the mining sector followed by the electricity generation sector (100%). Consumption in both the transport and residential sectors increased consumption by 50%.
Road transport is the single biggest end user of energy, consuming almost 40 per cent of the energy used in Australia.
Issues for which this is an indicator and why
Human Settlements — Pressures created by human settlements on the environment - Energy use
The amount of energy consumed by different sectors within human settlements varies. The tracking of trends in energy consumption within different sectors will assist in implementing energy efficiencies.
Other indicators for this issue:
- HS-31 National energy use
- 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
Source: Donaldson, K 2004, Australian Energy Statistics-Aust energy consumption by industry-energy units 1973-74 to 2001-02, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, viewed 15 Dec 2005, http://abareonlineshop.com/product.asp?prodid=12722.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004, Energy Survey 2001-02, Australian Bureau of Statistics, viewed 15 Dec 2005, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/
b06660592430724fca2568b5007b8619/1dd46a713657ba33ca256e000075736b!OpenDocument.
Key
Links to another web site
Links to data in the DRS
Opens a pop-up window
Before you download
Some documents are available as PDF files. You will need a PDF reader to view PDF files.
List of PDF readers
If you are unable to access a publication, please contact us to organise a suitable alternative format.