Cook Shire

Worker productivity

In Cook Shire, Financial and Insurance Services had the highest productivity by industry, generating $358,742 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
Cook Shire - Constant prices2021/222016/17Change
Industry$Queensland$$Queensland$ 2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing172,310195,122125,535168,670+46,776
Mining279,796376,397383,294428,959-103,498
Manufacturing103,386126,518144,570137,806-41,184
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services208,059330,475247,548371,837-39,489
Construction147,515120,537222,530128,901-75,015
Wholesale Trade160,969183,977137,615181,783+23,354
Retail Trade47,58274,11362,73268,050-15,150
Accommodation and Food Services48,62048,401104,25552,293-55,635
Transport, Postal and Warehousing92,999142,645101,537161,599-8,538
Information Media and Telecommunications0172,6070117,679--
Financial and Insurance Services358,742295,5190319,263+358,742
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services245,104223,207104,757213,133+140,347
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services71,714129,91389,250130,041-17,535
Administrative and Support Services133,066147,883100,677132,242+32,389
Public Administration and Safety88,070119,057175,764113,772-87,694
Education and Training43,47979,75259,10783,221-15,628
Health Care and Social Assistance69,67080,05682,46976,356-12,799
Arts and Recreation Services25,84077,87237,29558,028-11,455
Other Services50,71870,77454,64071,430-3,922
Total worker productivity134,132122,025201,466123,574-67,334

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 Cook Shire in 2021/22 shows the three highest industries were:

  • Financial and Insurance Services ($358,742)
  • Mining ($279,796)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($245,104)

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland were for $295,519 in Financial and Insurance Services; $376,397 in Mining and $223,207 in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services.

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

  • A lower worker productivity in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($71,714 compared to $129,913)
  • A higher worker productivity in Financial and Insurance Services ($358,742 compared to $295,519)
  • A lower worker productivity in Mining ($279,796 compared to $376,397)
  • A lower worker productivity in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($208,059 compared to $330,475)

Emerging groups

The total worker productivity by industry in Cook Shire decreased by -67,334 between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$358,742)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$140,347)
  • Mining (-$103,498)
  • Public Administration and Safety (-$87,694)

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