City of Adelaide

Worker productivity

In the City of Adelaide, Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services had the highest productivity by industry, generating $416,291 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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Productivity per worker (annual) by industry
City of Adelaide - Constant prices2021/222016/17Change
Industry$South Australia$$South Australia$ 2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing194,147228,910147,305178,464+46,842
Mining292,373275,865246,093397,447+46,280
Manufacturing107,969102,77489,51999,026+18,450
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services416,291318,424473,752333,034-57,461
Construction116,322113,059129,935114,970-13,613
Wholesale Trade234,830223,692233,732206,833+1,098
Retail Trade82,18971,43668,95962,713+13,230
Accommodation and Food Services53,03648,18260,95152,174-7,914
Transport, Postal and Warehousing132,048124,746142,279128,049-10,231
Information Media and Telecommunications201,798176,766168,727150,050+33,071
Financial and Insurance Services318,164316,115334,507338,558-16,343
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services278,166241,408228,446195,383+49,720
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services111,989106,371112,288105,445-299
Administrative and Support Services161,580116,642142,17897,730+19,402
Public Administration and Safety96,700108,21295,025107,059+1,675
Education and Training123,18190,273133,24891,982-10,067
Health Care and Social Assistance86,98684,99485,93878,985+1,048
Arts and Recreation Services76,30258,10673,14649,944+3,156
Other Services69,74461,91877,26269,587-7,519
Total worker productivity133,317115,450133,821112,666-504

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 City of Adelaide in 2021/22 shows the three highest industries were:

  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($416,291)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($318,164)
  • Mining ($292,373)

In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia were for $318,424 in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services; $316,115 in Financial and Insurance Services and $275,865 in Mining.

The major differences between the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers of the City of Adelaide and South Australia were:

  • A lower worker productivity in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($194,147 compared to $228,910)
  • A higher worker productivity in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($278,166 compared to $241,408)
  • A higher worker productivity in Administrative and Support Services ($161,580 compared to $116,642)
  • A higher worker productivity in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($416,291 compared to $318,424)

Emerging groups

The total worker productivity by industry in the City of Adelaide decreased by -504 between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

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

  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (-$57,461)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$49,720)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$46,842)
  • Mining (+$46,280)

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