Fashion industry statistics Australia
By Yuri Wouda
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National data
Population: 23.5 million
Labor lorce: 12.2 million
Unemployment rate: 5.7 %
GDP per capita: 75,681 Australian dollars
Domestic market value of the fashion industry: 28.5 billion Australian dollars
Annual retail sales of fashion: 21 billion Australian dollars
Employment in textile, clothing, leather and footwear manufacturing: 37,000
Australia does not have many international fashion companies. The only two larger fashion companies are in surf apparel.
| Company name | Market value | Annual revenue | Company type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billabong | 1.5 billion Australian dollars | 1.1 billion Australian dollars | Public |
| 2 | Rip Curl | 884 million Australian dollars | 431 million Australian dollars | Private |
Annual consumer expenditure on clothing and footwear: 28.5 billion Australian dollars
Total exports of textiles, clothing and leather goods: 6.1 billion Australian dollars
Exports of textiles and clothing: 6 billion Australian dollars
- Wool: 2.9 billion Australian dollars
- Raw cotton: 2.5 billion Australian dollars
- Used clothes and textiles: 90 million Australian dollars
- Articles of clothing: 250 million Australian dollars
Exports of footwear and headwear: 65 million Australian dollars
- Footwear, with leather body: 35 million Australian dollars
- Other footwear: 10.5 million Australian dollars
Exports of travel goods, handbags and leather goods: 44 million Australian dollars
Total imports of textiles, clothing and leather goods: 15.2 billion Australian dollars
Imports of textiles and clothing: 11.5 billion Australian dollars
- Women’s suits, non knit: 1.3 million Australian dollars
- Men’s suits, non knit: 853 million Australian dollars
- T-shirts: 794 million Australian dollars
- Sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts, etc: 736 million Australian dollars
- Women’s suits: 510 million Australian dollars
Imports of footwear and headwear: 2.5 billion Australian dollars
- Footwear, with leather body: 1.1 billion Australian dollars
- Other footwear of rubber or plastics: 477 million Australian dollars
- Footwear, with textile body: 470 million Australian dollars
Imports of travel goods, handbags and leather goods: 1.2 billion Australian dollars