City of Launceston
Value added
In the City of Launceston, Health Care and Social Assistance is the most productive industry, generating $842 million in 2017/18.
Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in City of Launceston. 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 City of Launceston’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 analysis section. 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.
National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series
| Value added by industry sector | |||||||||
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| City of Launceston - Constant prices | 2017/18 | 2014/15 | Change | ||||||
| Industry (Click rows to view sub-categories) | $m | % | Greater Hobart% | $m | % | Greater Hobart% | 2014/15 to 2017/18 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 133.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 133.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | +0.2 | 23000 | P |
| Mining | 67.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 78.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | -11.1 | 23100 | P |
| Manufacturing | 206.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 255.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | -48.8 | 23200 | P |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 96.2 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 116.7 | 3.0 | 5.1 | -20.5 | 23300 | P |
| Construction | 149.2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 198.7 | 5.2 | 7.0 | -49.4 | 23400 | P |
| Wholesale Trade | 163.1 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 185.0 | 4.8 | 3.3 | -21.8 | 23500 | P |
| Retail Trade | 292.5 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 275.2 | 7.1 | 5.8 | +17.3 | 23600 | P |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 115.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 112.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | +2.8 | 23700 | P |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 122.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 184.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | -61.7 | 23800 | P |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 164.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 173.9 | 4.5 | 6.1 | -9.8 | 23900 | P |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 555.2 | 14.3 | 10.1 | 485.5 | 12.6 | 8.2 | +69.7 | 24000 | P |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 88.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 83.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | +5.4 | 24100 | P |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 128.9 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 122.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 | +6.5 | 24200 | P |
| Administrative and Support Services | 65.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 75.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -10.6 | 24300 | P |
| Public Administration and Safety | 216.8 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 213.1 | 5.5 | 10.4 | +3.7 | 24400 | P |
| Education and Training | 354.1 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 351.9 | 9.1 | 8.5 | +2.2 | 24500 | P |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 841.6 | 21.7 | 16.2 | 697.6 | 18.1 | 15.2 | +144.0 | 24600 | P |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 30.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 26.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | +4.1 | 24700 | P |
| Other Services | 92.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 84.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | +7.3 | 24800 | P |
| Total Industries | 3,882.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,853.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +29.5 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2018. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Data are based on a 2016-17 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
Dominant groups
An analysis of the valued added by industry sectors in City of Launceston in 2017/18 shows the three largest industries were:
- Health Care and Social Assistance ($842 million or 21.7%)
- Financial and Insurance Services ($555 million or 14.3%)
- Education and Training ($354 million or 9.1%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $1,751 million in total or 45.1% of the total value added by industry in the City of Launceston.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Greater Hobart accounted for 16.2% in Health Care and Social Assistance; 10.1% in Financial and Insurance Services; and 8.7% in Education and Training.
The major differences between the value added by industries of the City of Launceston and Greater Hobart were:
- A larger percentage of value added by Health Care and Social Assistance (21.7% compared to 16.2%)
- A larger percentage of value added by Financial and Insurance Services (14.3% compared to 10.1%)
- A smaller percentage of value added by Public Administration and Safety (5.6% compared to 11.1%)
- A smaller percentage of value added by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (2.5% compared to 4.5%)
Emerging groups
The total value added by industry in the City of Launceston increased by 29.5 million between 2014/15 and 2017/18.
The largest changes in the value added by industries between 2014/15 and 2017/18 in the City of Launceston were for:
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$144 million)
- Financial and Insurance Services (+$70 million)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (-$62 million)
- Construction (-$49 million)