Southern Downs Regional Council area

Worker productivity

In the Southern Downs Regional Council area, Mining had the highest productivity by industry, generating $770,730 per worker in 2022/23.

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
Southern Downs Regional Council area - Constant prices2022/232017/18Change
Industry$Queensland$$Queensland$ 2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing179,866217,579150,441180,130+29,425
Mining770,7301,067,534635,9191,283,654+134,811
Manufacturing109,505137,334108,173145,420+1,332
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services177,698313,883254,803333,218-77,105
Construction197,232117,590156,035134,966+41,197
Wholesale Trade156,002221,322139,963185,652+16,039
Retail Trade66,56273,41765,65667,752+906
Accommodation and Food Services62,02859,19458,08054,068+3,948
Transport, Postal and Warehousing107,920159,324109,354163,694-1,434
Information Media and Telecommunications158,580211,23691,197139,812+67,383
Financial and Insurance Services288,851298,843302,905312,003-14,054
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services228,434279,460173,560227,909+54,874
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services85,730133,173100,937137,997-15,207
Administrative and Support Services88,956150,788108,025146,552-19,069
Public Administration and Safety85,805125,61186,325115,434-519
Education and Training67,80280,59276,74383,442-8,941
Health Care and Social Assistance71,03783,72775,89881,126-4,862
Arts and Recreation Services41,13472,17033,24760,080+7,887
Other Services64,35378,67758,20772,014+6,146
Total worker productivity117,461144,366105,605148,324+11,856

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©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 Southern Downs Regional Council area in 2022/23 shows the three highest industries were:

  • Mining ($770,730)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($288,851)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($228,434)

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland were for $1,067,534 in Mining; $298,843 in Financial and Insurance Services and $279,460 in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services.

The major differences between the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers of the Southern Downs Regional Council area and Queensland were:

  • A lower worker productivity in Wholesale Trade ($156,002 compared to $221,322)
  • A higher worker productivity in Construction ($197,232 compared to $117,590)
  • A lower worker productivity in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($177,698 compared to $313,883)
  • A lower worker productivity in Mining ($770,730 compared to $1,067,534)

Emerging groups

The total worker productivity by industry in the Southern Downs Regional Council area increased by $11,856 between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in worker productivity by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the Southern Downs Regional Council area were for those employed in:

  • Mining (+$134,811)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (-$77,105)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$67,383)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$54,874)

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