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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more recent overseas arrivals living in City of Port Phillip who worked as professionals than any other occupation.
City of Port Phillip's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which recent arrivals (who are residents) work. The work destination may be in the local area or elsewhere.
The type of work done by recent arrivals 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.
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 Port Phillip - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Occupation | Number | % | Greater Melbourne |
| Managers | 826 | 12.1 | 8.0 |
| Professionals | 2,390 | 34.9 | 26.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 792 | 11.6 | 12.0 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 782 | 11.4 | 12.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 550 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Sales Workers | 400 | 5.8 | 6.6 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 296 | 4.3 | 8.6 |
| Labourers | 688 | 10.0 | 15.3 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 129 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 6,853 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by recent overseas arrivals in City of Port Phillip in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (2,390 persons or 34.9%)
- Managers (826 persons or 12.1%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (792 persons or 11.6%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 4,008 people in total or 58.5% of the employed recent overseas arrivals.
In comparison, Greater Melbourne employed 26.6% in Professionals; 8.0% in Managers; and 12.0% in Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the recent overseas arriving population of the City of Port Phillip and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (34.9% compared to 26.6%)
- A larger percentage of people employed as Managers (12.1% compared to 8.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Labourers (10.0% compared to 15.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (4.3% compared to 8.6%)
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