Townsville City Council

Worker productivity

In the Townsville City Council, Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services had the highest productivity by industry, generating $320,170 per worker in 2021/22.

Worker productivity by industry is calculated by dividing the industry value add by the number of persons employed in that industry. It shows which industries generate the most value add per employee. Some industry sectors, such as retail trade, are not highly productive per worker, but they employ a lot of people. Other industries, such as mining, employ fewer people but generate high levels of productivity. Each plays an important role in the economy.

Worker productivity data should be viewed in conjunction with Employment by industry (Total)and Employment by industry (FTE), to see the relative size of employment in each industry, and with Local workers income to see how many local workers are actually each in each industry, and with Sources of income data to see whether employment is the main way income is derived.

Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section. National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Productivity per worker (annual) by industry
Townsville City Council - Constant prices2021/222016/17Change
Industry$Queensland$$Queensland$ 2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing124,369195,122129,446168,670-5,077
Mining285,992376,397253,598428,959+32,394
Manufacturing121,272126,518137,233137,806-15,961
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services320,170330,475421,979371,837-101,809
Construction108,119120,537133,529128,901-25,410
Wholesale Trade175,935183,977173,805181,783+2,130
Retail Trade66,74474,11363,50168,050+3,243
Accommodation and Food Services41,76948,40145,10352,293-3,334
Transport, Postal and Warehousing142,107142,645156,068161,599-13,961
Information Media and Telecommunications165,114172,607102,652117,679+62,462
Financial and Insurance Services297,741295,519333,260319,263-35,519
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services195,831223,207187,260213,133+8,572
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services116,720129,913115,248130,041+1,472
Administrative and Support Services116,291147,88399,582132,242+16,710
Public Administration and Safety143,672119,057137,364113,772+6,307
Education and Training82,97979,75285,29483,221-2,315
Health Care and Social Assistance80,85980,05677,38576,356+3,474
Arts and Recreation Services63,22077,87254,97958,028+8,241
Other Services65,20370,77469,58871,430-4,385
Total worker productivity108,525122,025111,215123,574-2,689

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 jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers in the Townsville City Council in 2021/22 shows the three highest industries were:

  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($320,170)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($297,741)
  • Mining ($285,992)

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland were for $330,475 in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services; $295,519 in Financial and Insurance Services and $376,397 in Mining.

The major differences between the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers of the Townsville City Council and Queensland were:

  • A lower worker productivity in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($195,831 compared to $223,207)
  • A lower worker productivity in Administrative and Support Services ($116,291 compared to $147,883)
  • A lower worker productivity in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($124,369 compared to $195,122)
  • A lower worker productivity in Mining ($285,992 compared to $376,397)

Emerging groups

The total worker productivity by industry in the Townsville City Council decreased by -2,689 between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in worker productivity by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the Townsville City Council were for those employed in:

  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (-$101,809)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$62,462)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (-$35,519)
  • Mining (+$32,394)

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