3.8% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stirling · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Stirling
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A significant drop in the number of people working or looking for work has shaped the recent job market in Stirling. While the proportion of adults in the workforce fell by 9.7 percentage points since 2011, full-time employment now accounts for 62.8% of the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the ACT figure of 69.6%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is low at 3.8%, sitting just below the national figure of 5.1%.
54.6% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.8% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant employer in Stirling, accounting for 32.1% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follows at 11.6%, while education and training make up 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up nearly half of the local workforce, at 30.1% and 19.1% respectively. Clerical and administrative roles are also common, representing 13.6% of occupations.
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/sa2/801081096/stirling/topic/employment