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 | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 611 | 5.0 | 669 | 6.2 | 577 | 6.1 |
| Mining | 283 | 2.3 | 253 | 2.3 | 193 | 2.1 |
| Goods related | 4,194 | 34.0 | 3,875 | 35.8 | 3,833 | 40.8 |
| Household services | 5,034 | 40.9 | 4,185 | 38.7 | 3,236 | 34.5 |
| Business services | 1,127 | 9.2 | 997 | 9.2 | 1,000 | 10.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,068 | 8.7 | 848 | 7.8 | 548 | 5.8 |
| Total Industries | 12,318 | 100.0 | 10,826 | 100.0 | 9,386 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. 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. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||