This page provides general statistics about the City of Stirling. Access to more detailed economic, community and population profiles and statistics is also available here.
General statistics
The City of Stirling has a population of almost 202,000 and a rich, diverse natural and physical landscape covering approximately 100 sq km, including:
- 6 km of coastline
- 627 ha of parks, gardens and developed reserves
- 500 ha of natural bushland
- 30 suburbs, from Railway Parade, Mount Lawley in the east, to Scarborough, Trigg, North Beach and Waterman in the west.
- 1050 km of roads
- 915 km of footpaths
- 84,000 rate assessments
- 88,000 dwellings (2007 estimate).
City of Stirling profile
The following websites provide an overview of the last economic and community profiles of the City of Stirling, and a population forecast.
- The Economic profile site provides information on the City’s:
- Infrastructure
- Economic performance
- Economic structure
- Business turnovers, employment sizes and locations
- Workforce profile
- Residential profile
- Local and regional labour force.
The Community profile site provides information on:
- Population size and age distribution
- Migration, language, religion, income and education statistics
- Employment profiles
- Home and car ownership, and internet connectivity
- Development
- Relative socio-economic disadvantage
- Work profiles.
The Population forecast site publishes results of a population study including:
- Key drivers of change
- Residential development
- Data and data mapping
- Reports for each suburb
- Supporting information.