RDA Murraylands and Riverland region

Value added

In the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing most productive industry, generating $1,591 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region. 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 the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region’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
RDA Murraylands and Riverland region2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. South Australia$m%. South Australia2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,591.240.97.41,145.834.36.6+445.4
Mining20.40.53.912.80.45.1+7.5
Manufacturing252.66.57.2265.77.98.0-13.1
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services172.54.43.7118.23.54.0+54.2
Construction388.510.08.5258.57.78.1+130.0
Wholesale Trade132.53.44.9171.75.15.2-39.2
Retail Trade163.44.25.9190.45.76.0-27.0
Accommodation and Food Services86.32.22.686.52.62.9-0.3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing144.13.74.7154.14.65.2-10.1
Information Media and Telecommunications24.60.61.924.10.72.0+0.5
Financial and Insurance Services68.61.88.098.73.08.2-30.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services40.41.02.856.11.72.7-15.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services41.91.16.539.21.25.6+2.7
Administrative and Support Services105.42.73.786.22.63.2+19.2
Public Administration and Safety125.83.26.5133.94.06.6-8.1
Education and Training161.94.26.8175.25.27.0-13.4
Health Care and Social Assistance284.97.312.2260.27.810.4+24.7
Arts and Recreation Services18.30.50.79.80.30.7+8.5
Other Services63.91.62.257.21.72.5+6.7
Total industries3,887.0100.0100.03,344.4100.0100.0+542.6

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 the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (1,591 million or 40.9%)
  • Construction (388 million or 10.0%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (285 million or 7.3%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 2,265 million in total or 58.3% of the total value added by industry in the the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia accounted for 7.4% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 8.5% in Construction and 12.2% in Health Care and Social Assistance.

The major differences between the value added by industries of the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of value added by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (40.9% compared to 7.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Financial and Insurance Services (1.8% compared to 8.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (1.1% compared to 6.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Health Care and Social Assistance (7.3% compared to 12.2%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region $increased by 543 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the value added by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region were for:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$445 million)
  • Construction (+$130 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$54 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$25 million)

RDA Murraylands and Riverland

economic profile