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Occupation of employment

In 2021, there were more people born in Chile working as labourers in Fairfield City than any other occupation.

Fairfield City's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of Fairfield 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 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.

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
Fairfield City - born in Chile20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Managers449.112.5526.69.8-8
Professionals5711.821.68911.419.7-32
Technicians and Trades Workers6914.312.614818.914.4-79
Community and Personal Service Workers7415.312.69412.012.2-20
Clerical and Administrative Workers6814.013.310513.413.2-37
Sales Workers255.24.5243.15.5+1
Machinery Operators And Drivers5210.710.010012.88.8-48
Labourers7916.311.414518.514.0-66
Not stated or inadequately described163.31.8263.32.2-10
Total employed persons aged 15+484100.0100.0783100.0100.0-299
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the population born in Chile in Fairfield City in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Labourers (79 people or 16.3%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (74 people or 15.3%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (69 people or 14.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 222 people in total or 45.9% of the employed population born in Chile.

In comparison, Greater Sydney employed 11.4% in Labourers; 12.6% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 12.6% in Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population born in Chile in Fairfield City and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Labourers (16.3% compared to 11.4%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (15.3% compared to 12.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (11.8% compared to 21.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Managers (9.1% compared to 12.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed population born in Chile in Fairfield City decreased by 299 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of the population born in Chile between 2016 and 2021 in Fairfield City were for those employed as:

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (-79 persons)
  • Labourers (-66 persons)

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