City of Fremantle

Worker productivity

In the City of Fremantle, Financial and Insurance Services had the highest productivity by industry, generating $431,192 per worker in 2021/22.

Worker productivity by industry is calculated by dividing the industry value add by the number of persons employed in that industry. It shows which industries generate the most value add per employee. Some industry sectors, such as retail trade, are not highly productive per worker, but they employ a lot of people. Other industries, such as mining, employ fewer people but generate high levels of productivity. Each plays an important role in the economy.

Worker productivity data should be viewed in conjunction with Employment by industry (Total)and Employment by industry (FTE), to see the relative size of employment in each industry, and with Local workers income to see how many local workers are actually each in each industry, and with Sources of income data to see whether employment is the main way income is derived.

Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section. National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Productivity per worker (annual) by industry
City of Fremantle - Constant prices2021/222016/17Change
Industry$Western Australia$$Western Australia$ 2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing231,258262,064179,059177,293+52,199
Mining280,4071,244,898290,3681,555,206-9,961
Manufacturing131,028174,533142,076168,140-11,048
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services331,273248,484284,485280,347+46,788
Construction68,076156,571125,638164,784-57,563
Wholesale Trade214,239220,594186,125182,300+28,114
Retail Trade87,37281,05074,41771,159+12,955
Accommodation and Food Services53,02251,38360,76053,929-7,738
Transport, Postal and Warehousing251,086154,101271,269178,698-20,184
Information Media and Telecommunications137,711189,57191,452147,435+46,259
Financial and Insurance Services431,192341,224358,914325,875+72,278
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services300,080281,403257,070240,692+43,010
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services158,683152,937159,656156,424-973
Administrative and Support Services176,791182,296153,201147,736+23,589
Public Administration and Safety111,094109,922120,956122,121-9,862
Education and Training95,03281,622100,56782,797-5,535
Health Care and Social Assistance96,48089,88292,96386,099+3,517
Arts and Recreation Services58,27959,53442,52152,188+15,758
Other Services95,91288,05177,43074,479+18,482
Total worker productivity129,557234,813134,533232,827-4,977

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2020-21 price base for all years. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year.Learn more

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers in the City of Fremantle in 2021/22 shows the three highest industries were:

  • Financial and Insurance Services ($431,192)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($331,273)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($300,080)

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia were for $341,224 in Financial and Insurance Services; $248,484 in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services and $281,403 in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services.

The major differences between the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers of the City of Fremantle and Western Australia were:

  • A lower worker productivity in Construction ($68,076 compared to $156,571)
  • A higher worker productivity in Financial and Insurance Services ($431,192 compared to $341,224)
  • A higher worker productivity in Transport, Postal and Warehousing ($251,086 compared to $154,101)
  • A lower worker productivity in Mining ($280,407 compared to $1,244,898)

Emerging groups

The total worker productivity by industry in the City of Fremantle decreased by -4,977 between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in worker productivity by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the City of Fremantle were for those employed in:

  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$72,278)
  • Construction (-$57,563)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$52,199)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$46,788)

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