Rockhampton Regional Council area

Value added

In Rockhampton Regional Council area, Health Care and Social Assistance most productive industry, generating $709 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in Rockhampton 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 Rockhampton 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
Rockhampton Regional Council area2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing147.93.04.1101.42.23.7+46.5
Mining332.86.78.5274.35.99.0+58.5
Manufacturing322.66.56.9305.36.57.6+17.3
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services524.910.63.4537.411.53.6-12.5
Construction385.17.89.0348.37.510.0+36.8
Wholesale Trade239.94.93.9231.85.04.0+8.2
Retail Trade279.75.75.6292.56.35.5-12.8
Accommodation and Food Services109.32.22.8124.72.73.0-15.3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing423.58.66.2403.18.67.1+20.5
Information Media and Telecommunications32.30.71.665.31.41.4-32.9
Financial and Insurance Services160.83.36.5203.94.46.7-43.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services94.01.93.5101.22.23.4-7.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services163.13.37.9191.74.17.0-28.6
Administrative and Support Services184.13.74.0137.52.93.7+46.6
Public Administration and Safety281.75.76.5270.75.86.2+11.0
Education and Training371.07.56.0377.88.16.3-6.8
Health Care and Social Assistance708.714.410.2557.111.98.4+151.6
Arts and Recreation Services19.60.41.017.40.40.8+2.2
Other Services153.13.12.4126.52.72.4+26.5
Total industries4,934.4100.0100.04,667.9100.0100.0+266.5

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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (709 million or 14.4%)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (525 million or 10.6%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (424 million or 8.6%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 1,657 million in total or 33.6% of the total value added by industry in the Rockhampton Regional Council area.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 10.2% in Health Care and Social Assistance; 3.4% in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services and 6.2% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing.

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

  • A larger percentage of value added by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (10.6% compared to 3.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.3% compared to 7.9%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Health Care and Social Assistance (14.4% compared to 10.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Financial and Insurance Services (3.3% compared to 6.5%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in Rockhampton Regional Council area $increased by 266 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$152 million)
  • Mining (+$58 million)
  • Administrative and Support Services (+$47 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$47 million)

Rockhampton Regional Council

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