5.1% ▲ +109.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Livingstone · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Livingstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest employer in Livingstone, where 16.1% of the workforce is employed in that sector. While the area has a much higher rate of full-time work than most other areas, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 55.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who do have jobs are more likely to be in full-time roles, with 69.9% employed full-time, a figure far above the Australian average.
55.6% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.9% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by construction at 16.1%, followed by public administration and safety at 11.4%. Other notable employers include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.3%, and education and training at 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.2%, closely followed by managers at 20.2%. Clerical and administrative staff account for 14.5% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Livingstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70165/livingstone/topic/employment