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Rockhampton

Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more Vietnamese speakers working as labourers in Rockhampton Regional Council than any other occupation.

Rockhampton Regional Council'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
Rockhampton Regional Council - Vietnamese speakers20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Regional QLDNumber%Regional QLD2016 to 2021
Managers103.812.183.610.1+2
Professionals217.914.5135.913.6+8
Technicians and Trades Workers249.011.1177.711.8+7
Community and Personal Service Workers5821.827.02611.822.0+32
Clerical and Administrative Workers31.14.4--0.04.2--
Sales Workers217.95.7--0.06.7--
Machinery Operators And Drivers41.52.3--0.02.0--
Labourers11844.420.014867.027.4-30
Not stated or inadequately described72.62.994.12.2-2
Total employed persons aged 15+266100.0100.0221100.0100.0+45
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 Vietnamese speaking resident population in Rockhampton in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Labourers (118 people or 44.4%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (58 people or 21.8%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (24 people or 9.0%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 200 people in total or 75.2% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, Regional QLD employed 20.0% in Labourers; 27.0% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 11.1% in Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the Vietnamese speaking population of Rockhampton and Regional QLD were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Labourers (44.4% compared to 20.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Managers (3.8% compared to 12.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (7.9% compared to 14.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (21.8% compared to 27.0%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed Vietnamese speakers in Rockhampton increased by 45 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major changes for Rockhampton between 2016 and 2021.

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