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Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more non-English 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.

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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
City of Knox - non-English speakers20212016Change
OccupationNumber%City of Knox - Total populationNumber%City of Knox - Total population2016 to 2021
Managers3,08912.812.92,32011.812.0+769
Professionals7,27430.223.55,45127.720.9+1,823
Technicians and Trades Workers2,65711.014.42,40212.215.2+255
Community and Personal Service Workers2,3839.910.31,8299.310.1+554
Clerical and Administrative Workers3,10612.914.52,72113.815.7+385
Sales Workers1,8867.89.41,7969.110.9+90
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,2315.15.41,0795.55.5+152
Labourers2,0168.47.91,7659.08.1+251
Not stated or inadequately described4371.81.83221.61.6+115
Total employed persons aged 15+24,079100.0100.019,685100.0100.0+4,394
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 non-English speaking resident population in City of Knox in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (7,274 people or 30.2%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (3,106 people or 12.9%)
  • Managers (3,089 people or 12.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 13,469 people in total or 55.9% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, the total population in the City of Knox employed 23.5% in Professionals; 14.5% in Clerical and Administrative Workers; and 12.9% in Managers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the non-English speaking population of the City of Knox and the total population in the City of Knox were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (30.2% compared to 23.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (11.0% compared to 14.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (12.9% compared to 14.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Sales Workers (7.8% compared to 9.4%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed non-English speakers in City of Knox increased by 4,394 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of non-English speaking residents between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Knox were for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+1,823 persons)
  • Managers (+769 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+554 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+385 persons)

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