City of Brisbane

Worker productivity

In the City of Brisbane, Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services had the highest productivity by industry, generating $353,120 per worker in 2022/23.

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
City of Brisbane - Constant prices2022/232017/18Change
Industry$Queensland$$Queensland$ 2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing196,076217,579141,753180,130+54,323
Mining242,4231,067,534217,8151,283,654+24,608
Manufacturing153,173137,334161,742145,420-8,569
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services353,120313,883372,874333,218-19,754
Construction127,157117,590160,685134,966-33,528
Wholesale Trade236,075221,322194,711185,652+41,364
Retail Trade81,15973,41772,68867,752+8,471
Accommodation and Food Services61,36459,19455,34954,068+6,014
Transport, Postal and Warehousing176,157159,324185,185163,694-9,029
Information Media and Telecommunications245,813211,236159,950139,812+85,863
Financial and Insurance Services312,432298,843323,886312,003-11,454
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services309,650279,460253,168227,909+56,483
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services143,101133,173149,168137,997-6,066
Administrative and Support Services188,601150,788180,563146,552+8,038
Public Administration and Safety130,915125,611119,485115,434+11,430
Education and Training92,75180,59295,28683,442-2,534
Health Care and Social Assistance89,51983,72786,57881,126+2,941
Arts and Recreation Services85,91072,17069,66760,080+16,244
Other Services87,08278,67778,06872,014+9,014
Total worker productivity139,948144,366138,365148,324+1,583

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©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 the City of Brisbane in 2022/23 shows the three highest industries were:

  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($353,120)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($312,432)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($309,650)

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland were for $313,883 in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services; $298,843 in Financial and Insurance Services and $279,460 in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services.

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

  • A higher worker productivity in Information Media and Telecommunications ($245,813 compared to $211,236)
  • A higher worker productivity in Administrative and Support Services ($188,601 compared to $150,788)
  • A higher worker productivity in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($353,120 compared to $313,883)
  • A lower worker productivity in Mining ($242,423 compared to $1,067,534)

Emerging groups

The total worker productivity by industry in the City of Brisbane increased by $1,583 between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in worker productivity by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the City of Brisbane were for those employed in:

  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$85,863)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$56,483)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$54,323)
  • Wholesale Trade (+$41,364)

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