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City of Yarra

Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more Arabic speakers working as professionals in the City of Yarra than any other occupation.

The City of Yarra'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.

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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
City of Yarra - Arabic speakers20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Managers3215.011.7199.612.1+13
Professionals7032.722.45728.919.7+13
Technicians and Trades Workers198.913.4178.613.4+2
Community and Personal Service Workers2913.612.22713.713.0+2
Clerical and Administrative Workers136.110.52311.710.4-10
Sales Workers136.19.194.610.8+4
Machinery Operators And Drivers125.68.1147.18.2-2
Labourers188.49.32110.79.4-3
Not stated or inadequately described83.73.4105.12.9-2
Total employed persons aged 15+214100.0100.0197100.0100.0+17
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 Arabic speaking resident population in City of Yarra in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (70 people or 32.7%)
  • Managers (32 people or 15.0%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (29 people or 13.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 131 people in total or 61.2% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, Greater Melbourne employed 22.4% in Professionals; 11.7% in Managers; and 12.2% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the Arabic speaking population of the City of Yarra and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (32.7% compared to 22.4%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Managers (15.0% compared to 11.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (8.9% compared to 13.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (6.1% compared to 10.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed Arabic speakers in City of Yarra increased by 17 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major changes for the City of Yarra between 2016 and 2021.

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