City of Sydney

Output

In the City of Sydney, Financial and Insurance Services had the largest output by industry, generating $75,918 million in 2022/23.

Output by industry is a gross measure of the total sales of each industry sector in the City of Sydney. 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 Sydney’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 Sydney2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing240.70.12.5254.70.12.4-14.0
Mining1,735.70.74.02,086.20.95.3-350.5
Manufacturing5,424.82.09.56,730.52.810.7-1,305.7
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services5,315.92.02.74,939.82.02.7+376.0
Construction12,485.64.713.417,098.17.013.9-4,612.4
Wholesale Trade3,717.11.44.05,346.92.24.8-1,629.8
Retail Trade4,948.51.93.84,673.91.94.0+274.6
Accommodation and Food Services5,667.92.13.16,423.22.63.1-755.3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing9,296.53.57.68,796.63.66.8+499.9
Information Media and Telecommunications21,737.68.24.616,756.86.93.5+4,980.8
Financial and Insurance Services75,918.028.69.063,569.126.08.7+12,348.9
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services20,639.37.86.120,445.18.46.5+194.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services55,867.821.09.746,196.718.99.1+9,671.1
Administrative and Support Services13,269.35.03.712,541.05.13.5+728.3
Public Administration and Safety11,790.04.44.09,750.54.03.5+2,039.5
Education and Training6,569.32.53.77,101.92.93.8-532.6
Health Care and Social Assistance4,805.91.85.74,299.71.84.8+506.1
Arts and Recreation Services4,159.11.61.14,930.32.01.2-771.2
Other Services1,890.50.71.62,276.50.91.9-386.1
Total industries265,479.5100.0100.0244,217.7100.0100.0+21,261.9

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. 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 Sydney in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Financial and Insurance Services ($75,918 million or 28.6%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($55,868 million or 21.0%)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications ($21,738 million or 8.2%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $153,523 million in total or 57.8% of the total output by total industry in the the City of Sydney.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 9.0% in Financial and Insurance Services; 9.7% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services and 4.6% in Information Media and Telecommunications.

The major differences between output by industries of the City of Sydney and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of output by Financial and Insurance Services (28.6% compared to 9.0%)
  • A larger percentage of output by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (21.0% compared to 9.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of output by Construction (4.7% compared to 13.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of output by Manufacturing (2.0% compared to 9.5%)

Emerging groups

The total industry output in the City of Sydney increased by $21,262 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the output by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the City of Sydney were for:

  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$12,349 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$9,671 million)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$4,981 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$2,039 million)

City of Sydney

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