City of South Perth

Value added

In the City of South Perth, Health Care and Social Assistance most productive industry, generating $302 million in 2021/22.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in the City of South Perth. 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 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 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
City of South Perth2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Western Australia$m%. Western Australia2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing30.91.52.527.01.42.1+3.9
Mining186.78.849.0157.18.049.1+29.6
Manufacturing11.10.54.612.70.64.4-1.6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services5.30.31.56.30.31.6-0.9
Construction235.711.15.9241.712.37.2-6.1
Wholesale Trade13.60.62.59.20.52.3+4.4
Retail Trade85.04.03.067.23.42.9+17.7
Accommodation and Food Services84.94.01.490.34.61.5-5.4
Transport, Postal and Warehousing13.00.63.323.31.23.8-10.2
Information Media and Telecommunications14.30.70.912.20.60.8+2.2
Financial and Insurance Services191.89.13.4195.19.93.4-3.3
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services162.27.71.9135.56.91.8+26.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services281.713.34.8317.916.14.6-36.2
Administrative and Support Services85.14.02.365.23.32.0+19.9
Public Administration and Safety164.67.83.1129.66.63.2+35.0
Education and Training161.57.62.9157.58.03.1+4.0
Health Care and Social Assistance302.114.35.1232.311.84.4+69.9
Arts and Recreation Services43.92.10.545.12.30.4-1.3
Other Services42.72.01.543.62.21.4-0.9
Total industries2,116.0100.0100.01,968.7100.0100.0+147.3

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 City of South Perth in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (302 million or 14.3%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (282 million or 13.3%)
  • Construction (236 million or 11.1%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 819 million in total or 38.7% of the total value added by industry in the the City of South Perth.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Western Australia accounted for 5.1% in Health Care and Social Assistance; 4.8% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services and 5.9% in Construction.

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

  • A smaller percentage of value added by Mining (8.8% compared to 49.0%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Health Care and Social Assistance (14.3% compared to 5.1%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (13.3% compared to 4.8%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (7.7% compared to 1.9%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in the City of South Perth $increased by 147 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$70 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$35 million)
  • Mining (+$30 million)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$27 million)

City of South Perth

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