Edward River Council

Value added

In Edward River Council, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing most productive industry, generating $102 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in Edward River Council. 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 Edward River Council’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
Edward River Council2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing102.024.72.486.520.22.4+15.4
Mining001.70.90.22.3-0.9
Manufacturing13.63.36.532.17.56.8-18.5
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services28.77.02.246.710.92.4-18.0
Construction46.611.38.644.610.49.1+2.0
Wholesale Trade14.83.65.517.04.05.6-2.2
Retail Trade20.04.85.426.46.25.4-6.3
Accommodation and Food Services9.72.42.513.63.23.0-3.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing21.65.25.719.24.56.7+2.4
Information Media and Telecommunications5.71.44.01.70.43.3+4.0
Financial and Insurance Services13.63.312.614.43.412.7-0.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.91.44.56.91.64.6-1.0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services16.44.011.114.53.49.6+2.0
Administrative and Support Services9.82.45.08.52.04.6+1.3
Public Administration and Safety20.95.15.420.84.95.2+0.1
Education and Training24.55.95.923.65.56.0+0.9
Health Care and Social Assistance49.311.98.639.29.27.3+10.1
Arts and Recreation Services1.50.40.83.20.80.9-1.7
Other Services8.82.11.77.91.82.1+0.9
Total industries413.5100.0100.0427.6100.0100.0-14.1

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 Edward River Council in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (102 million or 24.7%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (49 million or 11.9%)
  • Construction (47 million or 11.3%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 198 million in total or 47.8% of the total value added by industry in the Edward River Council.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 2.4% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 8.6% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 8.6% in Construction.

The major differences between the value added by industries of Edward River Council and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of value added by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (24.7% compared to 2.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Financial and Insurance Services (3.3% compared to 12.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (4.0% compared to 11.1%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (7.0% compared to 2.2%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in Edward River Council $decreased by -14 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the value added by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Edward River Council were for:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$15 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$10 million)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$4 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$2 million)

Edward River Council

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