4.6% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stirling · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Stirling
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Stirling than in most other similar areas. A high proportion of the local workforce is employed, and the typical resident is likely to be a professional or manager.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate has stayed steady at 4.6%, the share of people in full-time roles has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
65.8% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.0%, followed by professional and technical services at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%, while managers account for another 13.0% 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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57910/stirling/topic/employment