Livingstone Shire Council area

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Technicians and Trades Workers in Livingstone Shire Council area than any other occupation.

Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of Livingstone Shire Council area's local resident workers.

When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers occupations
Livingstone Shire Council area 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers1,98511.312.51,81111.712.1+174
Professionals2,93716.721.42,38715.519.8+550
Technicians and Trades Workers3,16318.013.72,80218.214.3+361
Community and Personal Service Workers2,17912.412.31,75211.411.3+427
Clerical and Administrative Workers2,07811.812.71,93912.613.6+139
Sales Workers1,3907.98.71,3959.09.7-5
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,85510.56.81,56910.26.9+286
Labourers1,6979.610.11,5209.910.5+177
Inadequately described or not stated3361.91.92491.61.6+87
Total Persons17,620100.0100.015,424100.0100.0+2,196

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 resident workers in Livingstone Shire Council area in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (3,163 people or 18.0%)
  • Professionals (2,937 people or 16.7%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (2,179 people or 12.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 8,279 people in total or 47.0% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Queensland employed 13.7% in Technicians and Trades Workers; 21.4% in Professionals and 12.3% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Livingstone Shire Council area and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (16.7% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (18.0% compared to 13.7%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (10.5% compared to 6.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (11.3% compared to 12.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in Livingstone Shire Council area increased by 2,196 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Livingstone Shire Council area were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+550 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+427 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+361 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+286 persons)

Livingstone Shire

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