Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area

Value added

In Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area, Public Administration and Safety most productive industry, generating $429 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional 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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional 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
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. NSW$m%. NSW2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing62.73.22.458.23.22.4+4.5
Mining32.41.61.712.70.72.3+19.7
Manufacturing129.06.56.5132.57.36.8-3.5
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services42.12.12.262.33.42.4-20.2
Construction289.514.68.6283.715.69.1+5.8
Wholesale Trade71.33.65.549.62.75.6+21.7
Retail Trade83.24.25.496.35.35.4-13.2
Accommodation and Food Services65.13.32.562.03.43.0+3.1
Transport, Postal and Warehousing84.64.35.775.14.16.7+9.5
Information Media and Telecommunications27.11.44.013.50.73.3+13.7
Financial and Insurance Services34.41.712.636.42.012.7-2.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services81.24.14.585.14.74.6-3.8
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services141.37.111.1165.59.19.6-24.2
Administrative and Support Services82.04.15.047.12.64.6+34.9
Public Administration and Safety428.621.65.4358.319.75.2+70.3
Education and Training107.65.45.993.65.16.0+14.0
Health Care and Social Assistance162.48.28.6121.36.77.3+41.0
Arts and Recreation Services12.60.60.811.50.60.9+1.1
Other Services50.52.51.754.13.02.1-3.6
Total industries1,987.7100.0100.01,818.9100.0100.0+168.8

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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Public Administration and Safety (429 million or 21.6%)
  • Construction (289 million or 14.6%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (162 million or 8.2%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 880 million in total or 44.3% of the total value added by industry in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in NSW accounted for 5.4% in Public Administration and Safety; 8.6% in Construction and 8.6% in Health Care and Social Assistance.

The major differences between the value added by industries of Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area and NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of value added by Public Administration and Safety (21.6% compared to 5.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Financial and Insurance Services (1.7% compared to 12.6%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Construction (14.6% compared to 8.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (7.1% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area $increased by 169 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Public Administration and Safety (+$70 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$41 million)
  • Administrative and Support Services (+$35 million)
  • Wholesale Trade (+$22 million)

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council

economic profile