2.9% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stirling · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stirling
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 2.9% helps make Stirling a place where most working-age residents are steadily employed. This stability is reflected in a workforce that leans heavily toward high-skill professional roles and health services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.1%, slightly below the Australian average of 58.9%.
61.1% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 14.9% and education at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 39.6% of jobs, while managers account for another 21.4% of the 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/sal/SAL41384/stirling/topic/employment