5.0% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stirling Estate · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stirling Estate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower rate of full-time employment than the state average defines the workforce in Stirling Estate. Only 53.2% of residents have full-time roles, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. This gap shapes a local job market where fewer people are in permanent, full-time positions compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for similar areas. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the national rate of 5.1%.
60.2% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 53.2%
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 at 15.2%, followed by construction at 12.7% and education and training at 10.1%. Other notable sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.9% and accommodation and food at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and labourers are equally common roles here, each making up 21.5% of the workforce. Managers account for 16.5%, while technicians, trades, and clerical or administrative staff each make up 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 Stirling Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51406/stirling-estate/topic/employment