Strathfield Council area

Value added

In Strathfield Council area, Transport, Postal and Warehousing most productive industry, generating $534 million in 2022/23.

Value added by industry is an indicator of business productivity in Strathfield 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 Strathfield 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
Strathfield Council area2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing30.20.92.527.80.72.4+2.4
Mining005.1006.6--
Manufacturing235.77.26.2224.96.06.8+10.8
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services155.54.82.0137.63.72.2+18.0
Construction260.48.08.1530.114.28.9-269.7
Wholesale Trade412.812.74.8580.415.55.2-167.6
Retail Trade228.37.05.1270.97.35.1-42.6
Accommodation and Food Services67.62.13.167.61.82.9+0.0
Transport, Postal and Warehousing533.916.46.0590.315.86.2-56.4
Information Media and Telecommunications85.22.64.441.31.13.3+43.9
Financial and Insurance Services260.68.011.3353.09.511.3-92.4
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services142.54.44.1150.04.04.4-7.5
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services193.96.010.5186.85.09.5+7.1
Administrative and Support Services124.43.84.9112.23.04.6+12.2
Public Administration and Safety116.83.65.278.42.14.9+38.4
Education and Training216.46.65.6216.55.85.6-0.1
Health Care and Social Assistance135.94.28.6109.12.97.3+26.9
Arts and Recreation Services8.90.30.87.80.20.9+1.1
Other Services46.01.41.649.21.32.0-3.2
Total industries3,255.1100.0100.03,734.0100.0100.0-478.8

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

  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (534 million or 16.4%)
  • Wholesale Trade (413 million or 12.7%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (261 million or 8.0%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 1,207 million in total or 37.1% of the total value added by industry in the Strathfield Council area.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 6.0% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing; 4.8% in Wholesale Trade and 11.3% in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between the value added by industries of Strathfield Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of value added by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (16.4% compared to 6.0%)
  • A larger percentage of value added by Wholesale Trade (12.7% compared to 4.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (6.0% compared to 10.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of value added by Health Care and Social Assistance (4.2% compared to 8.6%)

Emerging groups

The total value added by industry in Strathfield Council area $decreased by -479 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

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

  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$44 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$38 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$27 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$18 million)

Strathfield Council

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