5.2% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stafford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stafford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Stafford are working or looking for work, with 68.4% of the population active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. It is a hardworking area where full-time employment is common.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 61.1%, while the unemployment rate is 5.2%, about the same as the rest of Australia.
68.4% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance, which employs 16.5% of residents. Other major industries include professional and technical services at 11.0% and education and training at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.8%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.1%, and technicians and trades people at 12.7%.
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 Stafford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32649/stafford/topic/employment