Bathurst Regional Council area

Value added

In Bathurst Regional Council area, Health Care and Social Assistance most productive industry, generating $293 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in Bathurst Regional Council area. 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 Bathurst Regional Council area’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
Bathurst Regional Council area2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing110.75.22.491.54.72.4+19.2
Mining12.20.61.714.10.72.3-1.9
Manufacturing185.68.86.5166.58.56.8+19.1
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services47.62.22.289.44.52.4-41.8
Construction207.99.88.6214.910.99.1-7.0
Wholesale Trade63.13.05.560.33.15.6+2.8
Retail Trade122.45.85.4125.86.45.4-3.4
Accommodation and Food Services78.53.72.570.83.63.0+7.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing118.35.65.792.14.76.7+26.2
Information Media and Telecommunications46.22.24.026.71.43.3+19.4
Financial and Insurance Services78.03.712.6110.95.612.7-32.9
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services55.12.64.564.33.34.6-9.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services99.84.711.189.14.59.6+10.8
Administrative and Support Services88.74.25.070.23.64.6+18.5
Public Administration and Safety190.19.05.4154.07.85.2+36.0
Education and Training257.212.25.9239.012.16.0+18.2
Health Care and Social Assistance292.813.88.6210.810.77.3+82.0
Arts and Recreation Services15.80.70.821.11.10.9-5.4
Other Services46.42.21.756.22.92.1-9.8
Total industries2,116.5100.0100.01,967.7100.0100.0+148.7

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 Bathurst Regional Council area in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (293 million or 13.8%)
  • Education and Training (257 million or 12.2%)
  • Construction (208 million or 9.8%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 758 million in total or 35.8% of the total value added by industry in the Bathurst Regional Council area.

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 Bathurst Regional Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of value added by Financial and Insurance Services (3.7% compared to 12.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (4.7% compared to 11.1%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Education and Training (12.2% compared to 5.9%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Health Care and Social Assistance (13.8% compared to 8.6%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in Bathurst Regional Council area $increased by 149 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the value added by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Bathurst Regional Council area were for:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$82 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$36 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$26 million)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$19 million)

Bathurst Regional Council

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