Southern Downs Regional Council area

Value added

In the Southern Downs Regional Council area, Construction most productive industry, generating $451 million in 2022/23.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in the Southern Downs 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 the Southern Downs 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
Southern Downs Regional Council area2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing341.217.83.6299.618.53.2+41.7
Mining74.53.918.553.03.321.9+21.5
Manufacturing147.47.76.1148.49.26.8-1.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services24.81.32.837.42.32.9-12.6
Construction451.123.57.9217.513.48.8+233.6
Wholesale Trade38.42.03.838.82.43.4-0.4
Retail Trade111.35.84.6112.87.04.5-1.5
Accommodation and Food Services75.03.92.879.34.92.6-4.3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing93.64.95.998.26.16.1-4.6
Information Media and Telecommunications13.80.71.59.80.61.3+4.0
Financial and Insurance Services45.42.45.655.83.45.3-10.4
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services58.33.03.226.01.62.9+32.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services47.22.56.849.53.16.1-2.3
Administrative and Support Services28.61.53.534.52.13.4-5.9
Public Administration and Safety64.83.45.753.23.35.2+11.6
Education and Training95.45.05.2111.96.95.2-16.5
Health Care and Social Assistance156.98.29.4153.19.57.7+3.8
Arts and Recreation Services4.00.20.83.80.20.7+0.2
Other Services47.62.52.236.82.32.0+10.8
Total industries1,919.3100.0100.01,619.4100.0100.0+299.9

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 Southern Downs Regional Council area in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction (451 million or 23.5%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (341 million or 17.8%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (157 million or 8.2%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 949 million in total or 49.5% of the total value added by industry in the the Southern Downs Regional Council area.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 7.9% in Construction; 3.6% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and 9.4% in Health Care and Social Assistance.

The major differences between the value added by industries of the Southern Downs Regional Council area and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of value added by Construction (23.5% compared to 7.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Mining (3.9% compared to 18.5%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (17.8% compared to 3.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (2.5% compared to 6.8%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in the Southern Downs Regional Council area $increased by 300 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the value added by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the Southern Downs Regional Council area were for:

  • Construction (+$234 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$42 million)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$32 million)
  • Mining (+$21 million)

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