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City of ParramattaCommunity profile

City of Parramatta

Occupation of employment

In 2021, there were more Persian 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.

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 Parramatta - Persian speakers20212016Change
OccupationNumber%AustraliaNumber%Australia2016 to 2021
Managers15010.711.6777.09.8+73
Professionals47834.038.729126.635.6+187
Technicians and Trades Workers22516.013.921719.815.2+8
Community and Personal Service Workers15811.29.511810.89.7+40
Clerical and Administrative Workers1339.58.311910.98.0+14
Sales Workers936.66.51059.68.0-12
Machinery Operators And Drivers624.44.8787.15.3-16
Labourers624.44.5615.66.7+1
Not stated or inadequately described453.22.2292.61.8+16
Total employed persons aged 15+1,406100.0100.01,095100.0100.0+311
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 Persian speaking resident population in City of Parramatta in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (478 people or 34.0%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (225 people or 16.0%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (158 people or 11.2%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 861 people in total or 61.2% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, Australia employed 38.7% in Professionals; 13.9% in Technicians and Trades Workers; and 9.5% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the Persian speaking population of the City of Parramatta and Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (16.0% compared to 13.9%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (11.2% compared to 9.5%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (9.5% compared to 8.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (34.0% compared to 38.7%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed Persian speakers in City of Parramatta increased by 311 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+187 persons)
  • Managers (+73 persons)

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