Ku-ring-gai Council area

Value added

In Ku-ring-gai Council area, Professional, Scientific and Technical Services most productive industry, generating $804 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in Ku-ring-gai 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 Ku-ring-gai 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
Ku-ring-gai Council area2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing18.10.42.414.80.32.4+3.4
Mining4.40.11.713.10.32.3-8.6
Manufacturing149.12.96.5109.62.56.8+39.5
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services28.30.62.210.70.22.4+17.7
Construction687.213.58.6729.716.49.1-42.4
Wholesale Trade222.54.45.5199.14.55.6+23.4
Retail Trade270.55.35.4212.14.85.4+58.4
Accommodation and Food Services145.92.92.5117.62.63.0+28.4
Transport, Postal and Warehousing121.82.45.799.72.26.7+22.2
Information Media and Telecommunications101.92.04.069.51.63.3+32.5
Financial and Insurance Services415.18.112.6334.47.512.7+80.7
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services410.78.04.5381.88.64.6+28.8
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services804.015.711.1587.713.29.6+216.4
Administrative and Support Services194.23.85.0181.44.14.6+12.8
Public Administration and Safety110.62.25.498.32.25.2+12.3
Education and Training535.110.55.9497.111.16.0+38.0
Health Care and Social Assistance763.114.98.6660.014.87.3+103.1
Arts and Recreation Services36.40.70.831.60.70.9+4.9
Other Services86.71.71.7112.82.52.1-26.2
Total industries5,105.9100.0100.04,460.9100.0100.0+645.0

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 Ku-ring-gai Council area in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (804 million or 15.7%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (763 million or 14.9%)
  • Construction (687 million or 13.5%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 2,254 million in total or 44.2% of the total value added by industry in the Ku-ring-gai Council area.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 11.1% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; 8.6% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 8.6% in Construction.

The major differences between the value added by industries of Ku-ring-gai Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of value added by Health Care and Social Assistance (14.9% compared to 8.6%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Construction (13.5% compared to 8.6%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (15.7% compared to 11.1%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Education and Training (10.5% compared to 5.9%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in Ku-ring-gai Council area $increased by 645 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$216 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$103 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$81 million)
  • Retail Trade (+$58 million)

Ku-ring-gai Council

economic profile