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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more people born overseas working as professionals in Albury City than any other occupation.
Albury City's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of Albury City) work. The work destination may be in the local area or elsewhere.
The type of work done by migrant communities is influenced by their Age Stucture, Qualifications and migration stream. Many of Australia's recent migrants are skilled arrivals who fill identified skill gaps in particular occupation groups. Some older overseas-born communities may be retired, or otherwise not in the workforce. Only those who are employed are included in this topic.
Q:
Derived from the two Census questions:
'In the main job held last week, what was the person's occupation?' and 'What are the main tasks that the person himself/herself usually performs in that occupation?'
| Occupation of employment | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albury City - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | Albury City - Total population | Number | % | Albury City - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Managers | 356 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 315 | 11.8 | 11.0 | +41 |
| Professionals | 805 | 21.7 | 20.1 | 576 | 21.5 | 19.7 | +229 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 495 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 335 | 12.5 | 14.7 | +160 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 589 | 15.9 | 13.8 | 377 | 14.1 | 12.3 | +212 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 313 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 254 | 9.5 | 13.1 | +59 |
| Sales Workers | 214 | 5.8 | 9.3 | 185 | 6.9 | 11.0 | +29 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 355 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 207 | 7.7 | 6.7 | +148 |
| Labourers | 507 | 13.7 | 9.8 | 384 | 14.4 | 10.2 | +123 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 79 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 41 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +38 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 3,713 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,674 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,039 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the population born overseas in Albury City in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (805 people or 21.7%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (589 people or 15.9%)
- Labourers (507 people or 13.7%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,901 people in total or 51.2% of the employed population born overseas.
In comparison, the total population in Albury City employed 20.1% in Professionals; 13.8% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 9.8% in Labourers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the population born overseas in Albury City and the total population in Albury City were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Labourers (13.7% compared to 9.8%)
- A larger percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (9.6% compared to 6.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (8.4% compared to 12.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Sales Workers (5.8% compared to 9.3%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed population born overseas in Albury City increased by 1,039 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the occupations of the population born overseas between 2016 and 2021 in Albury City were for those employed as:
- Professionals (+229 persons)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+212 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+160 persons)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (+148 persons)
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