Hilltops Council area

Value added

In the Hilltops Council area, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing most productive industry, generating $266 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in the Hilltops Council area. 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 Hilltops Council area’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
Hilltops Council area2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. NSW$m%. NSW2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing266.531.22.4275.831.92.4-9.3
Mining6.20.71.715.71.82.3-9.6
Manufacturing43.25.16.541.34.86.8+1.9
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services13.31.62.214.61.72.4-1.3
Construction71.18.38.661.17.19.1+10.0
Wholesale Trade44.95.35.542.54.95.6+2.4
Retail Trade51.56.05.469.28.05.4-17.7
Accommodation and Food Services29.53.52.528.23.33.0+1.3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing43.65.15.744.75.26.7-1.1
Information Media and Telecommunications3.60.44.02.40.33.3+1.2
Financial and Insurance Services29.33.412.631.33.612.7-2.0
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services17.92.14.516.71.94.6+1.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services26.13.011.121.82.59.6+4.3
Administrative and Support Services26.13.15.015.61.84.6+10.5
Public Administration and Safety35.04.15.428.33.35.2+6.7
Education and Training47.45.55.948.15.66.0-0.6
Health Care and Social Assistance78.49.28.681.19.47.3-2.8
Arts and Recreation Services1.40.20.82.10.20.9-0.7
Other Services19.82.31.722.82.62.1-3.0
Total industries854.9100.0100.0863.3100.0100.0-8.4

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 Hilltops Council area in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (266 million or 31.2%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (78 million or 9.2%)
  • Construction (71 million or 8.3%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 416 million in total or 48.7% of the total value added by industry in the the Hilltops Council area.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in NSW 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 the Hilltops Council area and NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of value added by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (31.2% compared to 2.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Financial and Insurance Services (3.4% compared to 12.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.0% compared to 11.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Information Media and Telecommunications (0.4% compared to 4.0%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in the Hilltops Council area $decreased by -8 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Administrative and Support Services (+$11 million)
  • Construction (+$10 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$7 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$4 million)

Hilltops Council area

economic profile