Coffs Harbour City

Value added

In Coffs Harbour City, Health Care and Social Assistance most productive industry, generating $578 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in Coffs Harbour 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 Coffs Harbour 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
Coffs Harbour City2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing242.46.82.4206.36.92.4+36.1
Mining4.70.11.715.10.52.3-10.4
Manufacturing116.93.36.5130.34.46.8-13.4
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services67.71.92.252.41.82.4+15.4
Construction431.512.18.6355.112.09.1+76.4
Wholesale Trade147.34.15.5156.05.35.6-8.6
Retail Trade233.36.55.4252.98.55.4-19.6
Accommodation and Food Services184.45.22.5168.85.73.0+15.6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing134.03.85.7132.34.56.7+1.8
Information Media and Telecommunications58.31.64.036.11.23.3+22.2
Financial and Insurance Services144.04.012.6121.44.112.7+22.5
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services222.16.24.5148.25.04.6+73.9
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services186.15.211.1139.84.79.6+46.3
Administrative and Support Services199.85.65.0125.94.24.6+73.9
Public Administration and Safety203.55.75.4179.06.05.2+24.5
Education and Training280.97.95.9244.48.26.0+36.5
Health Care and Social Assistance577.816.28.6401.313.57.3+176.5
Arts and Recreation Services34.11.00.821.20.70.9+12.9
Other Services93.72.61.783.52.82.1+10.2
Total industries3,562.6100.0100.02,970.1100.0100.0+592.5

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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (578 million or 16.2%)
  • Construction (431 million or 12.1%)
  • Education and Training (281 million or 7.9%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 1,290 million in total or 36.2% of the total value added by industry in the Coffs Harbour City.

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

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

  • A smaller percentage of value added by Financial and Insurance Services (4.0% compared to 12.6%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Health Care and Social Assistance (16.2% compared to 8.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (5.2% compared to 11.1%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (6.8% compared to 2.4%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in Coffs Harbour City $increased by 592 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$176 million)
  • Construction (+$76 million)
  • Administrative and Support Services (+$74 million)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$74 million)

City of Coffs Harbour

economic profile