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Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more people born in India working as professionals in Rockhampton Regional Council than any other occupation.

Rockhampton Regional Council's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of Rockhampton Regional Council) 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 StuctureQualifications and migration stream. Many of Australia's recent migrants are skilled arrivals who fill identified skill gaps in particular occupation groups. Some older overseas-born 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 - born in India20212011Change
OccupationNumber%Regional QLDNumber%Regional QLD2011 to 2021
Managers347.210.3146.110.4+20
Professionals21745.829.69340.428.6+124
Technicians and Trades Workers388.010.22510.912.1+13
Community and Personal Service Workers6613.913.52410.49.5+42
Clerical and Administrative Workers194.05.2156.56.1+4
Sales Workers194.06.8146.17.1+5
Machinery Operators And Drivers5912.411.2219.16.7+38
Labourers194.011.7198.317.20
Not stated or inadequately described30.61.752.22.1-2
Total employed persons aged 15+474100.0100.0230100.0100.0+244
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 population born in India in Rockhampton in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (217 people or 45.8%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (66 people or 13.9%)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (59 people or 12.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 342 people in total or 72.2% of the employed population born in India.

In comparison, Regional QLD employed 29.6% in Professionals; 13.5% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 11.2% in Machinery Operators And Drivers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population born in India in Rockhampton and Regional QLD were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (45.8% compared to 29.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Labourers (4.0% compared to 11.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Managers (7.2% compared to 10.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Sales Workers (4.0% compared to 6.8%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed population born in India in Rockhampton increased by 244 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the population born in India between 2011 and 2021 in Rockhampton was for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+124 persons)

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