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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more non-English speakers working as professionals in the City of Sydney than any other occupation.
The City of Sydney'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 Sydney - non-English speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | City of Sydney - Total population | Number | % | City of Sydney - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Managers | 5,888 | 14.3 | 18.7 | 5,166 | 12.7 | 17.0 | +722 |
| Professionals | 14,976 | 36.4 | 41.6 | 11,810 | 29.1 | 37.7 | +3,166 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 3,671 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 4,230 | 10.4 | 7.9 | -559 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 4,126 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 5,914 | 14.6 | 10.2 | -1,788 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 4,118 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 3,988 | 9.8 | 11.1 | +130 |
| Sales Workers | 2,976 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 3,623 | 8.9 | 7.6 | -647 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 1,368 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 832 | 2.0 | 1.5 | +536 |
| Labourers | 3,270 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 4,165 | 10.3 | 5.1 | -895 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 803 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 874 | 2.2 | 1.8 | -71 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 41,196 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 40,602 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +594 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the non-English speaking resident population in City of Sydney in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (14,976 people or 36.4%)
- Managers (5,888 people or 14.3%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (4,126 people or 10.0%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 24,990 people in total or 60.7% of the employed resident population.
In comparison, the total population in the City of Sydney employed 41.6% in Professionals; 18.7% in Managers; and 7.7% in Community and Personal Service Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the non-English speaking population of the City of Sydney and the total population in the City of Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Labourers (7.9% compared to 4.3%)
- A larger percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (10.0% compared to 7.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (36.4% compared to 41.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Managers (14.3% compared to 18.7%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed non-English speakers in City of Sydney increased by 594 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the occupations of non-English speaking residents between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Sydney were for those employed as:
- Professionals (+3,166 persons)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (-1,788 persons)
- Labourers (-895 persons)
- Managers (+722 persons)
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