City of Melbourne

Worker productivity

In the City of Melbourne, Financial and Insurance Services had the highest productivity by industry, generating $328,573 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 Melbourne - Constant prices2021/222016/17Change
Industry$Victoria$$Victoria$ 2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing166,921169,794134,576118,691+32,345
Mining223,495301,188148,816379,944+74,679
Manufacturing150,621126,123149,274118,797+1,346
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services320,389294,014334,582315,367-14,193
Construction219,520120,607199,252121,836+20,268
Wholesale Trade252,886215,887254,780222,988-1,894
Retail Trade87,62076,77574,71167,014+12,908
Accommodation and Food Services47,74741,14650,59740,393-2,850
Transport, Postal and Warehousing158,524124,021161,268139,678-2,743
Information Media and Telecommunications266,665220,367196,702170,751+69,964
Financial and Insurance Services328,573310,167370,682343,239-42,108
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services283,478253,740289,661261,005-6,184
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services131,062124,782130,518124,392+543
Administrative and Support Services257,590177,180200,935146,358+56,655
Public Administration and Safety133,498124,607137,905127,934-4,407
Education and Training127,60587,902129,56588,475-1,960
Health Care and Social Assistance94,88187,38387,79177,889+7,090
Arts and Recreation Services116,79982,333116,82576,063-26
Other Services73,53360,93075,59764,522-2,063
Total worker productivity176,438123,301172,218119,238+4,219

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 Melbourne in 2021/22 shows the three highest industries were:

  • Financial and Insurance Services ($328,573)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($320,389)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($283,478)

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Victoria were for $310,167 in Financial and Insurance Services; $294,014 in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services and $253,740 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 Melbourne and Victoria were:

  • A higher worker productivity in Information Media and Telecommunications ($266,665 compared to $220,367)
  • A lower worker productivity in Mining ($223,495 compared to $301,188)
  • A higher worker productivity in Administrative and Support Services ($257,590 compared to $177,180)
  • A higher worker productivity in Construction ($219,520 compared to $120,607)

Emerging groups

The total worker productivity by industry in the City of Melbourne increased by $4,219 between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Mining (+$74,679)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$69,964)
  • Administrative and Support Services (+$56,655)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (-$42,108)

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