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City of Parramatta

Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more non-English speakers working as professionals in the City of Parramatta than any other occupation.

The City of Parramatta'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 Parramatta - non-English speakers20212016Change
OccupationNumber%City of Parramatta - Total populationNumber%City of Parramatta - Total population2016 to 2021
Managers8,98512.213.76,68411.212.7+2,301
Professionals27,44137.435.020,09833.831.7+7,343
Technicians and Trades Workers6,2058.49.05,99510.110.3+210
Community and Personal Service Workers5,9278.18.24,7558.08.3+1,172
Clerical and Administrative Workers9,52613.014.28,20813.815.4+1,318
Sales Workers5,1167.07.24,8908.28.4+226
Machinery Operators And Drivers3,8425.24.83,1145.24.8+728
Labourers4,8626.65.94,4967.66.5+366
Not stated or inadequately described1,5512.12.01,2052.02.0+346
Total employed persons aged 15+73,455100.0100.059,445100.0100.0+14,010
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 non-English speaking resident population in City of Parramatta in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (27,441 people or 37.4%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (9,526 people or 13.0%)
  • Managers (8,985 people or 12.2%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 45,952 people in total or 62.6% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, the total population in the City of Parramatta employed 35.0% in Professionals; 14.2% in Clerical and Administrative Workers; and 13.7% in Managers.

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

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (37.4% compared to 35.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Managers (12.2% compared to 13.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (13.0% compared to 14.2%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed non-English speakers in City of Parramatta increased by 14,010 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+7,343 persons)
  • Managers (+2,301 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+1,318 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,172 persons)

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