City of South Perth

Output

In the City of South Perth, Construction had the largest output by industry, generating $814 million in 2021/22.

Output by industry is a gross measure of the total sales of each industry sector in the City of South Perth. It does not measure how productive each industry sector is at producing this output - which is measured by value added.

By comparing the output of each industry sector to a regional benchmark, you can clearly see the structure of the City of South Perth’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 get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, output data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.

Detailed data notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.

The gross measure of output includes the value of all the inputs to each industry.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Output by industry sector
City of South Perth2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Western Australia$m%. Western Australia2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing74.61.83.962.21.62.9+12.4
Mining344.78.332.6296.27.532.8+48.5
Manufacturing24.00.612.034.90.910.7-10.9
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services17.50.42.415.40.42.4+2.1
Construction814.519.710.6936.023.715.0-121.5
Wholesale Trade26.50.63.018.20.52.7+8.3
Retail Trade137.03.32.9101.12.62.7+35.9
Accommodation and Food Services146.23.51.4140.43.61.4+5.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing25.90.63.738.91.03.9-13.0
Information Media and Telecommunications29.50.71.225.00.61.0+4.5
Financial and Insurance Services355.28.63.6365.39.23.3-10.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services434.310.53.1358.59.12.9+75.8
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services478.211.64.9549.413.94.8-71.2
Administrative and Support Services124.23.02.189.42.31.7+34.8
Public Administration and Safety287.67.03.2210.85.33.1+76.7
Education and Training223.25.42.6226.95.72.8-3.7
Health Care and Social Assistance418.710.14.3326.08.33.8+92.7
Arts and Recreation Services102.02.50.788.72.20.6+13.3
Other Services66.61.61.766.41.71.5+0.2
Total industries4,130.3100.0100.03,949.6100.0100.0+180.6

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©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 output by industry sectors in the City of South Perth in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($814 million or 19.7%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($478 million or 11.6%)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($434 million or 10.5%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $1,727 million in total or 41.8% of the total output by total industry in the the City of South Perth.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 10.6% in Construction; 4.9% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services and 3.1% in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services.

The major differences between output by industries of the City of South Perth and Western Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of output by Mining (8.3% compared to 32.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of output by Manufacturing (0.6% compared to 12.0%)
  • A larger percentage of output by Construction (19.7% compared to 10.6%)
  • A larger percentage of output by Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (10.5% compared to 3.1%)

Emerging groups

The total industry output in the City of South Perth increased by $181 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the output by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the City of South Perth were for:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$93 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$77 million)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$76 million)
  • Mining (+$49 million)

City of South Perth

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