Stirling

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,868 people were usually resident in Stirling: of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.8% of people usually resident in Stirling were children aged 0-14 years, and 30.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 43 years.

In the 2006 Census, 89.5% of people usually resident in Stirling were Australian citizens, 20.6% were born overseas and 0.6% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 57.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Stirling were married, 10.6% were either separated or divorced, 5.9% were widowed and 25.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 74.8% of people usually resident in Stirling, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 10.0%, Germany 1.4%, New Zealand 1.2%, Scotland 1.0% and United States of America 0.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Stirling were No Religion 28.5%, Anglican 18.8%, Catholic 14.8%, Uniting Church 11.1% and Lutheran 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Stirling were German 1.6%, Italian 0.5%, French 0.3%, Japanese 0.3% and Lithuanian 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,464 people aged 15 years and over in Stirling were in the labour force. Of these 57.3% worked full-time, 35.5% worked part-time, 2.9% were away from work, 1.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.5% were unemployed. 782 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Stirling were Professionals 40.4%, Managers 15.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.1%, Sales Workers 7.1%, Labourers 4.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.5%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Stirling, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.4%, Hospitals 4.8%, Tertiary Education 4.3%, State Government Administration 3.9% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Stirling, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $608, the median family income was $1,688 and the median household income was $1,325.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 814 families in Stirling: of these 40.4% were couple families without children, 49.3% were couple families with children, 9.5% were one parent families and 0.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 1,095 occupied private dwellings were counted in Stirling.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Stirling, 91.1% were separate houses, 1.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Stirling, 43.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 39.5% were owned with a mortgage and 9.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Stirling, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 45.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 47.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Stirling, the median weekly rent was $230. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,462. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Stirling, 73.7% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.