Broken Hill City

Output

In Broken Hill City, Mining had the largest output by industry, generating $793 million in 2021/22.

Output by industry is a gross measure of the total sales of each industry sector in Broken Hill City. It does not measure how productive each industry sector is at producing this output - which is measured by value added.

By comparing the output of each industry sector to a regional benchmark, you can clearly see the structure of Broken Hill 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 get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, output data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.

Detailed data notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.

The gross measure of output includes the value of all the inputs to each industry.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Output by industry sector
Broken Hill City2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing16.90.93.147.81.52.7-30.8
Mining792.840.62.42,085.664.33.6-1,292.8
Manufacturing66.43.410.257.91.810.6+8.5
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services86.04.42.7110.03.42.8-24.0
Construction156.28.012.9125.63.913.1+30.6
Wholesale Trade72.23.74.753.31.64.9+18.9
Retail Trade63.53.34.2125.83.94.2-62.3
Accommodation and Food Services53.32.72.471.02.22.7-17.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing115.05.95.355.01.76.2+60.0
Information Media and Telecommunications16.00.84.613.80.43.7+2.2
Financial and Insurance Services23.61.210.424.90.89.9-1.4
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services58.23.06.038.51.26.4+19.6
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services24.21.210.320.30.69.2+3.9
Administrative and Support Services43.62.23.733.31.03.5+10.3
Public Administration and Safety76.43.94.473.12.34.1+3.3
Education and Training74.83.84.289.52.84.3-14.6
Health Care and Social Assistance184.59.45.8158.74.95.1+25.8
Arts and Recreation Services6.80.31.05.80.21.1+1.0
Other Services23.61.21.652.31.61.9-28.6
Total industries1,954.1100.0100.03,242.1100.0100.0-1,288.0

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 output by industry sectors in Broken Hill City in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Mining ($793 million or 40.6%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($185 million or 9.4%)
  • Construction ($156 million or 8.0%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $1,133 million in total or 58.0% of the total output by total industry in the Broken Hill City.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 2.4% in Mining; 5.8% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 12.9% in Construction.

The major differences between output by industries of Broken Hill City and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of output by Mining (40.6% compared to 2.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of output by Financial and Insurance Services (1.2% compared to 10.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of output by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (1.2% compared to 10.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of output by Manufacturing (3.4% compared to 10.2%)

Emerging groups

The total industry output in Broken Hill City decreased by $-1,288 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the output by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Broken Hill City were for:

  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$60 million)
  • Construction (+$31 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$26 million)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$20 million)

Broken Hill City

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