Shire of Northam

Worker productivity

In the Shire of Northam, Financial and Insurance Services had the highest productivity by industry, generating $493,054 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
Shire of Northam - Constant prices2021/222016/17Change
Industry$Western Australia$$Western Australia$ 2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing220,994262,064149,594177,293+71,400
Mining244,9841,244,898602,4381,555,206-357,454
Manufacturing100,502174,533116,692168,140-16,190
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services350,207248,484321,968280,347+28,239
Construction98,162156,571203,759164,784-105,597
Wholesale Trade185,747220,594123,133182,300+62,613
Retail Trade65,15081,05059,79171,159+5,360
Accommodation and Food Services36,99451,38340,02353,929-3,028
Transport, Postal and Warehousing158,135154,101157,195178,698+940
Information Media and Telecommunications349,267189,571116,891147,435+232,376
Financial and Insurance Services493,054341,224267,502325,875+225,553
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services174,440281,403192,383240,692-17,943
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services110,952152,937110,598156,424+353
Administrative and Support Services106,619182,296108,958147,736-2,339
Public Administration and Safety86,809109,922111,520122,121-24,711
Education and Training78,11281,62278,68182,797-569
Health Care and Social Assistance77,55789,88273,76786,099+3,790
Arts and Recreation Services23,60359,53430,33852,188-6,735
Other Services74,20388,05163,60974,479+10,594
Total worker productivity108,306234,813120,800232,827-12,495

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

  • Financial and Insurance Services ($493,054)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($350,207)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications ($349,267)

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia were for $341,224 in Financial and Insurance Services; $248,484 in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services and $189,571 in Information Media and Telecommunications.

The major differences between the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers of the Shire of Northam and Western Australia were:

  • A lower worker productivity in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($174,440 compared to $281,403)
  • A higher worker productivity in Financial and Insurance Services ($493,054 compared to $341,224)
  • A higher worker productivity in Information Media and Telecommunications ($349,267 compared to $189,571)
  • A lower worker productivity in Mining ($244,984 compared to $1,244,898)

Emerging groups

The total worker productivity by industry in the Shire of Northam decreased by -12,495 between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Mining (-$357,454)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$232,376)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$225,553)
  • Construction (-$105,597)

Shire of Northam

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