Livingstone Shire Council area

Industry composition

In 2022, the Household services sector accounted for 38.3% of employment in Livingstone Shire Council area. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (34.7% in 2012)

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.

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Employment composition
Livingstone Shire Council area202220172012
Industrynumber%. number%. number%.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing9588.16816.75625.9
Mining4493.82572.51932.0
Goods related3,61530.73,28132.33,84640.7
Household services4,51238.34,10740.53,28434.7
Business services1,21610.31,08810.71,01810.8
Public administration and safety1,0218.77397.35535.8
Total Industries11,771100.010,152100.09,456100.0

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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Livingstone Shire

economic profile