Wollongong City

Value added

In Wollongong City, Health Care and Social Assistance most productive industry, generating $1,479 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in Wollongong 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 Wollongong 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
Wollongong City2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing34.60.32.418.50.22.4+16.0
Mining431.74.01.7487.15.12.3-55.4
Manufacturing817.57.66.5577.66.06.8+239.9
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services204.51.92.2227.92.42.4-23.4
Construction989.89.28.6987.310.29.1+2.5
Wholesale Trade414.53.95.5357.83.75.6+56.7
Retail Trade577.55.45.4543.85.65.4+33.7
Accommodation and Food Services312.72.92.5334.53.53.0-21.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing721.36.75.7672.77.06.7+48.7
Information Media and Telecommunications216.82.04.0174.11.83.3+42.7
Financial and Insurance Services691.06.512.6728.57.612.7-37.5
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services411.93.84.5381.84.04.6+30.1
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services796.27.411.1686.47.19.6+109.7
Administrative and Support Services501.44.75.0402.54.24.6+98.8
Public Administration and Safety627.95.95.4520.05.45.2+107.9
Education and Training1,121.010.55.91,108.611.56.0+12.3
Health Care and Social Assistance1,479.013.88.61,085.311.37.3+393.7
Arts and Recreation Services81.90.80.886.30.90.9-4.4
Other Services270.52.51.7261.42.72.1+9.1
Total industries10,701.7100.0100.09,642.3100.0100.0+1,059.4

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 Wollongong City in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (1,479 million or 13.8%)
  • Education and Training (1,121 million or 10.5%)
  • Construction (990 million or 9.2%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 3,590 million in total or 33.5% of the total value added by industry in the Wollongong City.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 8.6% in Health Care and Social Assistance; 5.9% in Education and Training and 8.6% in Construction.

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

  • A smaller percentage of value added by Financial and Insurance Services (6.5% compared to 12.6%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Health Care and Social Assistance (13.8% compared to 8.6%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Education and Training (10.5% compared to 5.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (7.4% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in Wollongong City $increased by 1,059 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$394 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$240 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$110 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$108 million)

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