Livingstone Shire Council area

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In Livingstone Shire Council area, 16.4% of workers were Community and Personal Service Workers, compared to 21.4% in Queensland.

Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the local workers and the skills required to work in each industry sector.

The occupations of the local workers in Livingstone Shire Council area will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in Livingstone Shire Council area;
  • The age of the workforce;
  • The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
  • The working and social aspirations of the population.

For a complete local workers analysis for Livingstone Shire Council area, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers occupations
Livingstone Shire Council area - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers1,23312.412.41,14412.912.1+89
Professionals1,45414.621.41,23713.919.9+217
Technicians and Trades Workers1,40114.113.71,28714.514.2+114
Community and Personal Service Workers1,62916.412.41,30014.611.4+329
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,13911.412.71,09512.313.7+44
Sales Workers9299.38.788610.09.7+43
Machinery Operators And Drivers5195.26.84465.06.9+73
Labourers1,47314.810.11,35915.310.6+114
Inadequately described or not stated1801.81.91231.41.6+57
Total Persons9,957100.0100.08,877100.0100.0+1,080

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in Livingstone Shire Council area in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (1,629 local workers or 16.4%)
  • Labourers (1,473 local workers or 14.8%)
  • Professionals (1,454 local workers or 14.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 4,556 people in total or 45.8% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Queensland employed 12.4% as Community and Personal Service Workers; 10.1% as Labourers and 21.4% as Professionals.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Livingstone Shire Council area and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (14.6% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (14.8% compared to 10.1%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (16.4% compared to 12.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (5.2% compared to 6.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Livingstone Shire Council area between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+329 local workers)
  • Professionals (+217 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+114 local workers)
  • Labourers (+114 local workers)

Livingstone Shire

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