4.6% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stafford · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Stafford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high proportion of adults in Stafford are working or looking for work, placing it among the highest for its area type. The local workforce is stable, with 60.8% of residents in full-time roles, a figure that has remained unchanged since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 70% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While this rate rose by 9.5 points since 2011, the unemployment rate fell over the same period to reach 4.6%.
69.6% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 60.8%
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 for local workers at 18.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 32.2%, while managers make up 14% of the workforce and clerical or administrative staff account for 13%.
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/sed/SED30080/stafford/topic/employment