Fairfield City

Value added

In Fairfield City, Manufacturing most productive industry, generating $1,546 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in Fairfield City. It shows how productive each industry sector is at increasing the value of its inputs. It is a more refined measure of the productivity of an industry sector than output (total gross revenue), as some industries have high levels of output but require large amounts of input expenditure to achieve that.

By comparing the value added of each industry sector to a regional benchmark, you can clearly see the structure of Fairfield City’s economy. This can be done by directly comparing the percentage contribution of each industry to the total output, relative to the benchmark, or by using a location quotient, where a number greater than one indicates a high concentration of that industry and less than one indicates a lower concentration.

To see what contribution each industry makes to the state or region, see the Industry sector analysissection. To understand the value of a worker in each industry, view this dataset in conjunction with Worker productivity data, and to see the relationship of value added to the total size of the economy, go to the Gross Regional Product section.

Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Value added by industry sector
Fairfield City2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing87.61.12.456.80.82.4+30.7
Mining8.90.11.76.00.12.3+2.8
Manufacturing1,546.318.96.51,444.119.76.8+102.2
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services116.01.42.273.61.02.4+42.4
Construction698.98.58.6603.78.29.1+95.2
Wholesale Trade1,105.913.55.5934.912.75.6+171.0
Retail Trade528.16.45.4501.26.85.4+26.9
Accommodation and Food Services221.32.72.5250.43.43.0-29.1
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,056.212.95.7967.713.26.7+88.5
Information Media and Telecommunications93.81.14.054.10.73.3+39.7
Financial and Insurance Services217.62.712.6251.03.412.7-33.4
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services247.03.04.5240.53.34.6+6.5
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services285.63.511.1209.22.99.6+76.4
Administrative and Support Services465.85.75.0333.04.54.6+132.8
Public Administration and Safety253.23.15.4237.73.25.2+15.5
Education and Training447.15.55.9460.86.36.0-13.7
Health Care and Social Assistance599.17.38.6462.66.37.3+136.5
Arts and Recreation Services26.10.30.831.60.40.9-5.5
Other Services190.02.31.7217.63.02.1-27.7
Total industries8,194.3100.0100.07,336.5100.0100.0+857.8

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. Each release may change previous years’ figures. Learn more

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the valued added by industry sectors in Fairfield City in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing (1,546 million or 18.9%)
  • Wholesale Trade (1,106 million or 13.5%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (1,056 million or 12.9%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 3,708 million in total or 45.3% of the total value added by industry in the Fairfield City.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 6.5% in Manufacturing; 5.5% in Wholesale Trade and 5.7% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing.

The major differences between the value added by industries of Fairfield City and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of value added by Manufacturing (18.9% compared to 6.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Financial and Insurance Services (2.7% compared to 12.6%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Wholesale Trade (13.5% compared to 5.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.5% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in Fairfield City $increased by 858 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the value added by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Fairfield City were for:

  • Wholesale Trade (+$171 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$136 million)
  • Administrative and Support Services (+$133 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$102 million)

Fairfield City

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