In 2019, the Goods related sector accounted for 37.3% of employment in Livingstone Shire Council area. The importance of this sector has declined over the last 10 years (43.1% in 2009)
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 the 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 | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 621 | 6.0 | 597 | 6.1 | 559 | 6.2 |
| Mining | 197 | 1.9 | 187 | 1.9 | 124 | 1.4 |
| Goods related | 3,853 | 37.3 | 3,751 | 38.5 | 3,914 | 43.1 |
| Household services | 3,803 | 36.9 | 3,551 | 36.5 | 3,014 | 33.2 |
| Business services | 1,065 | 10.3 | 1,023 | 10.5 | 967 | 10.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 780 | 7.6 | 623 | 6.4 | 504 | 5.5 |
| Total Industries | 10,319 | 100.0 | 9,733 | 100.0 | 9,081 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id the population experts. 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 | ||||||