Burdekin Shire

Worker productivity

In Burdekin Shire, Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services had the highest productivity by industry, generating $359,379 per worker in 2021/22.

Worker productivity by industry is calculated by dividing the industry value add by the number of persons employed in that industry. It shows which industries generate the most value add per employee. Some industry sectors, such as retail trade, are not highly productive per worker, but they employ a lot of people. Other industries, such as mining, employ fewer people but generate high levels of productivity. Each plays an important role in the economy.

Worker productivity data should be viewed in conjunction with Employment by industry (Total)and Employment by industry (FTE), to see the relative size of employment in each industry, and with Local workers income to see how many local workers are actually each in each industry, and with Sources of income data to see whether employment is the main way income is derived.

Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section. National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Productivity per worker (annual) by industry
Burdekin Shire - Constant prices2021/222016/17Change
Industry$Queensland$$Queensland$ 2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing240,183195,122219,322168,670+20,861
Mining298,560376,39775,086428,959+223,473
Manufacturing120,133126,518135,557137,806-15,424
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services359,379330,475409,804371,837-50,425
Construction176,429120,537126,369128,901+50,061
Wholesale Trade144,147183,977140,435181,783+3,712
Retail Trade59,56474,11375,90268,050-16,338
Accommodation and Food Services35,62348,40143,24052,293-7,617
Transport, Postal and Warehousing89,984142,645102,395161,599-12,412
Information Media and Telecommunications70,974172,60765,331117,679+5,643
Financial and Insurance Services268,059295,519347,553319,263-79,494
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services60,682223,207126,545213,133-65,862
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services92,771129,91386,044130,041+6,727
Administrative and Support Services98,597147,883131,545132,242-32,947
Public Administration and Safety93,124119,05786,454113,772+6,670
Education and Training67,78679,75270,53083,221-2,743
Health Care and Social Assistance66,44780,05667,10376,356-656
Arts and Recreation Services32,48277,87235,72558,028-3,244
Other Services61,82070,77490,91671,430-29,096
Total worker productivity135,781122,025129,131123,574+6,650

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 jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers in Burdekin Shire in 2021/22 shows the three highest industries were:

  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($359,379)
  • Mining ($298,560)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($268,059)

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland were for $330,475 in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services; $376,397 in Mining and $295,519 in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers of Burdekin Shire and Queensland were:

  • A higher worker productivity in Construction ($176,429 compared to $120,537)
  • A lower worker productivity in Mining ($298,560 compared to $376,397)
  • A lower worker productivity in Information Media and Telecommunications ($70,974 compared to $172,607)
  • A lower worker productivity in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($60,682 compared to $223,207)

Emerging groups

The total worker productivity by industry in Burdekin Shire increased by $6,650 between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in worker productivity by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Burdekin Shire were for those employed in:

  • Mining (+$223,473)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (-$79,494)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (-$65,862)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (-$50,425)

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