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Occupation of employment

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

Willoughby City Council's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of Willoughby City 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
Willoughby City Council - born in India20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Managers33221.214.122718.912.8+105
Professionals85954.840.366955.636.6+190
Technicians and Trades Workers402.65.6473.97.2-7
Community and Personal Service Workers503.26.6302.56.9+20
Clerical and Administrative Workers1519.612.11139.413.2+38
Sales Workers714.55.9786.57.4-7
Machinery Operators And Drivers231.58.6121.07.9+11
Labourers100.64.5171.46.2-7
Not stated or inadequately described322.02.3100.82.0+22
Total employed persons aged 15+1,568100.0100.01,203100.0100.0+365
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the population born in India in Willoughby City in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (859 people or 54.8%)
  • Managers (332 people or 21.2%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (151 people or 9.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,342 people in total or 85.6% of the employed population born in India.

In comparison, Greater Sydney employed 40.3% in Professionals; 14.1% in Managers; and 12.1% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population born in India in Willoughby City and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (54.8% compared to 40.3%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Managers (21.2% compared to 14.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (1.5% compared to 8.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Labourers (0.6% compared to 4.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed population born in India in Willoughby City increased by 365 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of the population born in India between 2016 and 2021 in Willoughby City were for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+190 persons)
  • Managers (+105 persons)

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