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Bathurst Regional Council area

Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more people born overseas working as professionals in Bathurst Regional Council than any other occupation.

Bathurst Regional Council's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of Bathurst Regional Council) 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 StuctureQualifications 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.

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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
Bathurst Regional Council - born overseas20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Bathurst Regional Council area - Total populationNumber%Bathurst Regional Council area - Total population2016 to 2021
Managers30112.812.124514.111.9+56
Professionals62426.519.144725.818.9+177
Technicians and Trades Workers28612.114.222112.814.5+65
Community and Personal Service Workers36815.615.025114.513.5+117
Clerical and Administrative Workers2098.911.91528.812.0+57
Sales Workers1355.78.61237.19.8+12
Machinery Operators And Drivers1395.96.7865.06.4+53
Labourers25610.910.818510.711.4+71
Not stated or inadequately described371.61.7221.31.6+15
Total employed persons aged 15+2,355100.0100.01,732100.0100.0+623
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the population born overseas in Bathurst Regional Council area in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (624 people or 26.5%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (368 people or 15.6%)
  • Managers (301 people or 12.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,293 people in total or 54.9% of the employed population born overseas.

In comparison, the total population in Bathurst Regional Council employed 19.1% in Professionals; 15.0% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 12.1% in Managers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population born overseas in Bathurst Regional Council area and the total population in Bathurst Regional Council were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (26.5% compared to 19.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (8.9% compared to 11.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Sales Workers (5.7% compared to 8.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (12.1% compared to 14.2%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed population born overseas in Bathurst Regional Council area increased by 623 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of the population born overseas between 2016 and 2021 in Bathurst Regional Council area were for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+177 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+117 persons)
  • Labourers (+71 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+65 persons)

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