City of Greater Geelong

Worker productivity

In the City of Greater Geelong, Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services had the highest productivity by industry, generating $288,084 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 Greater Geelong - Constant prices2021/222016/17Change
Industry$Victoria$$Victoria$ 2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing113,254169,79496,569118,691+16,685
Mining146,944301,188426,267379,944-279,323
Manufacturing133,309126,123128,954118,797+4,355
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services288,084294,014303,739315,367-15,655
Construction134,877120,607131,148121,836+3,729
Wholesale Trade196,009215,887194,401222,988+1,608
Retail Trade71,98076,77560,97467,014+11,006
Accommodation and Food Services35,43441,14632,81840,393+2,615
Transport, Postal and Warehousing121,804124,021123,301139,678-1,497
Information Media and Telecommunications161,536220,367124,292170,751+37,244
Financial and Insurance Services207,940310,167223,287343,239-15,346
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services248,908253,740238,618261,005+10,290
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services111,779124,782106,066124,392+5,713
Administrative and Support Services148,067177,180104,847146,358+43,220
Public Administration and Safety117,093124,607113,541127,934+3,552
Education and Training92,51987,90287,05788,475+5,463
Health Care and Social Assistance83,64987,38372,76277,889+10,887
Arts and Recreation Services64,26782,33353,97676,063+10,291
Other Services56,61660,93060,99964,522-4,383
Total worker productivity108,134123,301100,069119,238+8,065

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 Greater Geelong in 2021/22 shows the three highest industries were:

  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($288,084)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($248,908)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($207,940)

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Victoria were for $294,014 in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services; $253,740 in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services and $310,167 in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers of the City of Greater Geelong and Victoria were:

  • A lower worker productivity in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($113,254 compared to $169,794)
  • A lower worker productivity in Information Media and Telecommunications ($161,536 compared to $220,367)
  • A lower worker productivity in Financial and Insurance Services ($207,940 compared to $310,167)
  • A lower worker productivity in Mining ($146,944 compared to $301,188)

Emerging groups

The total worker productivity by industry in the City of Greater Geelong increased by $8,065 between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Mining (-$279,323)
  • Administrative and Support Services (+$43,220)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$37,244)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$16,685)

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