Northern Beaches Council area

Value added

In the Northern Beaches Council area, Professional, Scientific and Technical Services most productive industry, generating $1,994 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in the Northern Beaches 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 Northern Beaches 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
Northern Beaches Council area2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing136.70.92.478.00.62.4+58.7
Mining70.50.51.713.40.12.3+57.0
Manufacturing1,279.68.86.51,122.48.76.8+157.2
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services192.61.32.2167.61.32.4+25.1
Construction1,135.07.88.61,316.510.29.1-181.5
Wholesale Trade1,193.08.25.51,282.59.95.6-89.5
Retail Trade1,274.08.85.41,023.07.95.4+251.0
Accommodation and Food Services518.33.62.5544.34.23.0-26.0
Transport, Postal and Warehousing499.83.45.7439.63.46.7+60.2
Information Media and Telecommunications540.83.74.0372.62.93.3+168.1
Financial and Insurance Services900.56.212.6704.45.412.7+196.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services891.26.14.5960.07.44.6-68.8
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,993.613.711.11,541.111.99.6+452.5
Administrative and Support Services780.75.45.0716.55.54.6+64.2
Public Administration and Safety347.32.45.4338.72.65.2+8.6
Education and Training805.15.55.9694.45.46.0+110.7
Health Care and Social Assistance1,421.39.88.61,091.08.47.3+330.3
Arts and Recreation Services164.31.10.8152.81.20.9+11.6
Other Services368.62.51.7368.72.92.1+0.0
Total industries14,513.1100.0100.012,927.5100.0100.0+1,585.6

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

  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (1,994 million or 13.7%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (1,421 million or 9.8%)
  • Manufacturing (1,280 million or 8.8%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 4,695 million in total or 32.3% of the total value added by industry in the the Northern Beaches 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 6.5% in Manufacturing.

The major differences between the value added by industries of the Northern Beaches Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of value added by Financial and Insurance Services (6.2% compared to 12.6%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Retail Trade (8.8% compared to 5.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Public Administration and Safety (2.4% compared to 5.4%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Wholesale Trade (8.2% compared to 5.5%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in the Northern Beaches Council area $increased by 1,586 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$453 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$330 million)
  • Retail Trade (+$251 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$196 million)

Northern Beaches Council

economic profile