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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more Italian speakers working as clerical and administrative workers in the City of West Torrens than any other occupation.
The City of West Torrens'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 West Torrens - Italian speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | Greater Adelaide | Number | % | Greater Adelaide | 2016 to 2021 |
| Managers | 62 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 108 | 13.7 | 13.9 | -46 |
| Professionals | 103 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 140 | 17.7 | 16.7 | -37 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 78 | 14.5 | 15.6 | 117 | 14.8 | 15.9 | -39 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 39 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 68 | 8.6 | 8.3 | -29 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 107 | 19.9 | 16.2 | 128 | 16.2 | 17.1 | -21 |
| Sales Workers | 64 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 96 | 12.1 | 11.8 | -32 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 21 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 41 | 5.2 | 5.1 | -20 |
| Labourers | 47 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 76 | 9.6 | 9.1 | -29 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 17 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 17 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 538 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 791 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -253 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the Italian speaking resident population in City of West Torrens in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (107 people or 19.9%)
- Professionals (103 people or 19.1%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (78 people or 14.5%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 288 people in total or 53.5% of the employed resident population.
In comparison, Greater Adelaide employed 16.2% in Clerical and Administrative Workers; 18.4% in Professionals; and 15.6% in Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the Italian speaking population of the City of West Torrens and Greater Adelaide were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (19.9% compared to 16.2%)
- A larger percentage of people employed as Sales Workers (11.9% compared to 10.4%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Managers (11.5% compared to 15.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (7.2% compared to 9.1%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed Italian speakers in City of West Torrens decreased by 253 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major changes for the City of West Torrens between 2016 and 2021.
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