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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more Gujarati speakers working as professionals in the City of Knox than any other occupation.
The City of Knox's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people speaking a language other than English at home (who are residents) 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 structure, qualifications and migration stream. Many of Australia's recent migrants are skilled arrivals who fill identified skill gaps in particular occupation groups. Some older non-English speaking 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Knox - Gujarati speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Managers | 89 | 15.6 | 11.1 | 56 | 15.3 | 10.1 | +33 |
| Professionals | 133 | 23.3 | 23.6 | 78 | 21.3 | 22.6 | +55 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 60 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 56 | 15.3 | 11.4 | +4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 50 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 26 | 7.1 | 9.3 | +24 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 85 | 14.9 | 12.7 | 51 | 13.9 | 12.4 | +34 |
| Sales Workers | 42 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 36 | 9.8 | 11.3 | +6 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 42 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 30 | 8.2 | 6.2 | +12 |
| Labourers | 61 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 30 | 8.2 | 15.1 | +31 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 8 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | +5 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 570 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 366 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +204 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the Gujarati speaking resident population in City of Knox in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (133 people or 23.3%)
- Managers (89 people or 15.6%)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (85 people or 14.9%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 307 people in total or 53.9% of the employed resident population.
In comparison, Greater Melbourne employed 23.6% in Professionals; 11.1% in Managers; and 12.7% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the Gujarati speaking population of the City of Knox and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Managers (15.6% compared to 11.1%)
- A larger percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (14.9% compared to 12.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Labourers (10.7% compared to 13.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (7.4% compared to 9.1%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed Gujarati speakers in City of Knox increased by 204 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the occupations of Gujarati speaking residents between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Knox was for those employed as:
- Professionals (+55 persons)
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