Understanding the economic role of Livingstone Shire provides a framework for understanding what policy responses and investment may be appropriate to support the growth of businesses and maintenance of a vibrant economy in the future.
The charts and table below give a broad overview of the role and function of your economy. It helps answer questions such as:
- How much of Livingstone Shire Council area's economy is driven by meeting the local population needs?
- What proportion of jobs in the area are in goods production or selling of products?
- In which broad sectors are the key strengths of the local economy?
- What contribution do business services make in your area and is it growing?
- Is there a presence of local, state and federal government workers in in the area?
Once you have developed a broad picture of your economy, you can then drill down further with all the detail here.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingstone Shire Council area | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,732 | 15.0 | 648 | 6.5 | 639 | 7.0 |
| Mining | 264 | 2.3 | 229 | 2.3 | 130 | 1.4 |
| Goods related | 3,937 | 34.1 | 3,447 | 34.6 | 3,852 | 42.2 |
| Household services | 3,853 | 33.4 | 3,903 | 39.2 | 3,027 | 33.2 |
| Business services | 993 | 8.6 | 1,060 | 10.7 | 974 | 10.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 769 | 6.7 | 662 | 6.7 | 503 | 5.5 |
| Total Industries | 11,548 | 100.0 | 9,950 | 100.0 | 9,125 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions. Data are based on a 2016-17 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. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||