Cook Shire

Worker productivity

In Cook Shire, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing had the highest productivity by industry, generating $356,965 per worker in 2023/24.

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
Cook Shire - Constant prices2023/242018/19Change
Industry$Queensland$$Queensland$ 2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing356,965230,544223,646149,815+133,318
Mining190,0711,247,064327,5791,502,172-137,508
Manufacturing65,668149,056122,428154,819-56,760
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services197,346323,318218,496344,586-21,150
Construction113,119125,011172,171138,398-59,053
Wholesale Trade213,704231,275161,910195,293+51,794
Retail Trade64,97483,05163,86276,055+1,112
Accommodation and Food Services61,68163,95775,04259,997-13,360
Transport, Postal and Warehousing110,418164,74391,571173,872+18,847
Information Media and Telecommunications0184,6720126,981--
Financial and Insurance Services274,982325,642302,119349,103-27,137
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services157,717286,866114,946238,574+42,771
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services74,835141,16481,211142,871-6,376
Administrative and Support Services129,922157,810109,389143,102+20,532
Public Administration and Safety100,427132,561111,207121,869-10,780
Education and Training66,44686,78963,50789,576+2,939
Health Care and Social Assistance77,02088,30576,86787,477+153
Arts and Recreation Services47,64483,70635,95966,473+11,685
Other Services39,16584,48842,69377,709-3,528
Total worker productivity135,516156,240177,230160,087-41,715

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Note: All $ values are expressed in 2022/23 base year dollar terms. 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 Cook Shire in 2023/24 shows the three highest industries were:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($356,965)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($274,982)
  • Wholesale Trade ($213,704)

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland were for $230,544 in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; $325,642 in Financial and Insurance Services and $231,275 in Wholesale Trade.

The major differences between the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers of Cook Shire and Queensland were:

  • A lower worker productivity in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services ($197,346 compared to $323,318)
  • A higher worker productivity in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($356,965 compared to $230,544)
  • A lower worker productivity in Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services ($157,717 compared to $286,866)
  • A lower worker productivity in Mining ($190,071 compared to $1,247,064)

Emerging groups

The total worker productivity by industry in Cook Shire decreased by -41,715 between 2018/19 and 2023/24.

The largest changes in worker productivity by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in Cook Shire were for those employed in:

  • Mining (-$137,508)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$133,318)
  • Construction (-$59,053)
  • Manufacturing (-$56,760)

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