Energy in Australia

Figure 3.4: Australia’s energy consumption, by industry
6,000
5,000
4,000
Other
Commercial
Residential
Mining
Manufacturing
PJ
3,000
2,000
1,000
Transport
Electricity supply
0
Source: Department of Industry and Science (2015) Australian Energy Statistics, Table E
By region
New South Wales and Victoria, the largest two energy consuming states,
together account for around half of energy consumption in Australia.
Queensland and Western Australia account for another 40 per cent.
The transport, electricity and manufacturing sectors were the largest
energy using sectors in the eastern states and territories except Tasmania.
The electricity sector has the highest share in total energy consumption in
Victoria and Queensland; while the transport sector comprised the largest
share in New South Wales and South Australia. The mining sector is the
largest energy user in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. In
Tasmania the manufacturing and transport sectors are among the largest
energy users.
The fuel mix varied between states and territories. New South Wales,
Victoria and Queensland consumed the most amount of coal in the state’s
total energy consumption while Western Australia, the Northern Territory
and South Australia consumed the largest amount of gas in 2013–14 in
their energy mix. Renewable energy dominated Tasmania’s total energy
consumption.
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