4.1% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
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.
Professional roles dominate the workforce in Stirling, with nearly 30% of workers in this category. It is a place where more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. The local job market is strong, with the typical resident more likely to be employed full-time than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 65.9% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. This strong activity is reflected in the unemployment rate, which at 4.1% is a little below both the state and national rates of 5.1%.
65.9% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 60.5%
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 14.4%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.8%. Retail trade (10.5%), construction (10.0%), and education and training (8.3%) also make up a large part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of the workforce are professionals, making it the most common occupation. Managers make up 15.3% of workers, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.5%.
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/SAL51405/stirling/topic/employment