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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more people born in Iraq working as professionals in the City of Whittlesea than any other occupation.
The City of Whittlesea's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of the City of Whittlesea) 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 Stucture, Qualifications 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.
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 Whittlesea - born in Iraq | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Managers | 77 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 45 | 6.9 | 6.7 | +32 |
| Professionals | 214 | 22.6 | 17.4 | 150 | 22.9 | 16.0 | +64 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 176 | 18.6 | 20.5 | 115 | 17.5 | 19.5 | +61 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 145 | 15.3 | 13.4 | 112 | 17.1 | 15.1 | +33 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 80 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 59 | 9.0 | 7.4 | +21 |
| Sales Workers | 51 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 44 | 6.7 | 7.6 | +7 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 86 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 55 | 8.4 | 10.2 | +31 |
| Labourers | 87 | 9.2 | 14.0 | 64 | 9.8 | 14.3 | +23 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 29 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 12 | 1.8 | 3.1 | +17 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 945 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 656 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +289 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the population born in Iraq in City of Whittlesea in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (214 people or 22.6%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (176 people or 18.6%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (145 people or 15.3%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 535 people in total or 56.6% of the employed population born in Iraq.
In comparison, Greater Melbourne employed 17.4% in Professionals; 20.5% in Technicians and Trades Workers; and 13.4% in Community and Personal Service Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the population born in Iraq in the City of Whittlesea and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (22.6% compared to 17.4%)
- A larger percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (15.3% compared to 13.4%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Labourers (9.2% compared to 14.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (18.6% compared to 20.5%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed population born in Iraq in City of Whittlesea increased by 289 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the occupations of the population born in Iraq between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Whittlesea were for those employed as:
- Professionals (+64 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+61 persons)
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