Broken Hill City

Value added

In Broken Hill City, Mining most productive industry, generating $191 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in Broken Hill 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 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 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
Broken Hill City2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing6.10.82.418.62.12.4-12.5
Mining191.323.81.7252.529.02.3-61.2
Manufacturing17.62.26.517.12.06.8+0.6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services37.94.72.250.05.72.4-12.2
Construction49.36.18.642.74.99.1+6.6
Wholesale Trade41.05.15.529.23.35.6+11.8
Retail Trade38.74.85.478.49.05.4-39.7
Accommodation and Food Services26.13.32.537.84.33.0-11.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing62.27.75.728.23.26.7+33.9
Information Media and Telecommunications7.10.94.06.50.83.3+0.6
Financial and Insurance Services15.82.012.616.81.912.7-1.0
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services20.82.64.513.31.54.6+7.6
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services12.11.511.110.21.29.6+1.9
Administrative and Support Services27.93.55.020.82.44.6+7.1
Public Administration and Safety46.15.75.446.65.35.2-0.5
Education and Training54.46.85.963.87.36.0-9.3
Health Care and Social Assistance133.016.68.6110.212.67.3+22.8
Arts and Recreation Services2.50.30.82.40.30.9+0.1
Other Services12.41.61.726.23.02.1-13.8
Total industries802.5100.0100.0871.3100.0100.0-68.8

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

  • Mining (191 million or 23.8%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (133 million or 16.6%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (62 million or 7.7%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 386 million in total or 48.2% of the total value added by industry in the Broken Hill City.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 1.7% in Mining; 8.6% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 5.7% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing.

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

  • A larger percentage of value added by Mining (23.8% compared to 1.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Financial and Insurance Services (2.0% compared to 12.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (1.5% compared to 11.1%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Health Care and Social Assistance (16.6% compared to 8.6%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in Broken Hill City $decreased by -69 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$34 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$23 million)
  • Wholesale Trade (+$12 million)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$8 million)

Broken Hill City

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