Livingstone Shire Council area

Local sales

In Livingstone Shire Council area, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $680 million in 2022/23.

Local sales by industry measures the output of local industries that is sold locally. This includes sales to local consumers, businesses and other organisations.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, local sales data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.

Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Local sales by industry sector
Livingstone Shire Council area - Constant prices2022/232016/17Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2016/17 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing137.36.11.9139.37.81.9-2.0
Mining52.52.35.159.33.39.7-6.8
Manufacturing152.96.87.7130.97.37.9+22.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services80.33.64.133.11.93.8+47.1
Construction680.530.420.2440.524.722.0+240.0
Wholesale Trade25.71.13.441.32.33.5-15.6
Retail Trade127.85.74.3103.35.84.4+24.5
Accommodation and Food Services119.05.33.095.75.42.9+23.3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing47.62.16.947.72.75.2-0.1
Information Media and Telecommunications11.40.52.37.70.41.5+3.7
Financial and Insurance Services42.01.95.356.33.24.9-14.2
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services123.35.56.796.75.46.6+26.6
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services69.23.16.870.94.06.4-1.7
Administrative and Support Services64.42.93.657.33.23.2+7.1
Public Administration and Safety132.15.94.1106.76.03.5+25.5
Education and Training128.75.73.7112.76.33.2+16.0
Health Care and Social Assistance134.66.07.4107.96.05.9+26.7
Arts and Recreation Services33.31.51.015.40.91.0+17.8
Other Services77.63.52.561.83.52.4+15.8
Total industries2,240.2100.0100.01,784.4100.0100.0+455.8

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. .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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Dominant groups

An analysis of the local sales by industry sectors in Livingstone Shire Council area in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($680million or 30.4%)
  • Manufacturing ($153million or 6.8%)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($137million or 6.1%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $971 million in total or 43.3% of the total local sales by total industry in the Livingstone Shire Council area.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 20.2% in Construction; 7.7% in Manufacturing and 1.9% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.

The major differences between local sales by industries of Livingstone Shire Council area and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Construction (30.4% compared to 20.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (2.1% compared to 6.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (6.1% compared to 1.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.1% compared to 6.8%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in Livingstone Shire Council area $increased by 456 million between 2016/17 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2016/17 and 2022/23 in Livingstone Shire Council area were for:

  • Construction (+$240 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$47 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$27 million)
  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services (+$27 million)

Livingstone Shire

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