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Occupation of employment

In 2021, there were more people born overseas 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 overseas20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Willoughby City - Total populationNumber%Willoughby City - Total population2016 to 2021
Managers3,94520.120.73,41817.919.1+527
Professionals7,97540.641.47,51539.439.9+460
Technicians and Trades Workers1,2736.55.91,3717.26.3-98
Community and Personal Service Workers1,3546.96.51,4117.47.3-57
Clerical and Administrative Workers2,30811.811.82,27611.912.3+32
Sales Workers1,2546.46.91,4687.78.1-214
Machinery Operators And Drivers3872.01.73131.61.4+74
Labourers7673.93.28874.73.7-120
Not stated or inadequately described3791.91.84072.11.9-28
Total employed persons aged 15+19,642100.0100.019,066100.0100.0+576
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 overseas in Willoughby City in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (7,975 people or 40.6%)
  • Managers (3,945 people or 20.1%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (2,308 people or 11.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 14,228 people in total or 72.4% of the employed population born overseas.

In comparison, the total population in Willoughby City Council employed 41.4% in Professionals; 20.7% in Managers; and 11.8% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

There were no major differences between the population born overseas in Willoughby City and the total population in Willoughby City Council in 2021.

Emerging groups

The number of employed population born overseas in Willoughby City increased by 576 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Managers (+527 persons)
  • Professionals (+460 persons)
  • Sales Workers (-214 persons)
  • Labourers (-120 persons)

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