South East Queensland

Value added

In the South East Queensland, Health Care and Social Assistance most productive industry, generating $29,267 million in 2022/23.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in the South East Queensland. 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 the South East Queensland’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
South East Queensland2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing4,336.51.73.63,364.71.53.2+971.7
Mining8,648.53.318.57,936.83.521.9+711.7
Manufacturing18,983.47.36.119,236.18.56.8-252.7
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services7,696.53.02.87,103.13.22.9+593.4
Construction23,680.39.17.924,683.511.08.8-1,003.2
Wholesale Trade12,395.34.83.89,944.04.43.4+2,451.3
Retail Trade14,436.85.54.612,529.85.64.5+1,907.0
Accommodation and Food Services8,183.53.12.86,790.03.02.6+1,393.4
Transport, Postal and Warehousing18,133.97.05.916,878.67.56.1+1,255.3
Information Media and Telecommunications5,515.12.11.54,128.91.81.3+1,386.2
Financial and Insurance Services20,447.87.85.617,152.07.65.3+3,295.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10,744.34.13.28,902.34.02.9+1,842.0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services24,608.69.46.819,593.18.76.1+5,015.5
Administrative and Support Services10,824.94.23.59,769.04.33.4+1,055.9
Public Administration and Safety16,968.76.55.713,856.96.15.2+3,111.8
Education and Training16,284.46.25.214,483.46.45.2+1,801.0
Health Care and Social Assistance29,267.011.29.421,507.79.57.7+7,759.2
Arts and Recreation Services2,859.41.10.82,159.51.00.7+699.9
Other Services6,558.82.52.25,356.62.42.0+1,202.2
Total industries260,573.6100.0100.0225,376.1100.0100.0+35,197.5

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 the South East Queensland in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (29,267 million or 11.2%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (24,609 million or 9.4%)
  • Construction (23,680 million or 9.1%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 77,556 million in total or 29.8% of the total value added by industry in the the South East Queensland.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 9.4% in Health Care and Social Assistance; 6.8% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services and 7.9% in Construction.

The major differences between the value added by industries of the South East Queensland and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of value added by Mining (3.3% compared to 18.5%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (9.4% compared to 6.8%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Financial and Insurance Services (7.8% compared to 5.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (1.7% compared to 3.6%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in the South East Queensland $increased by 35,198 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the value added by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the South East Queensland were for:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$7,759 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$5,015 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$3,296 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$3,112 million)

South East Queensland

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