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Occupation of employment

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

The City of Canning'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 Canning - Malayalam speakers20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater PerthNumber%Greater Perth2016 to 2021
Managers454.44.8314.85.1+14
Professionals41540.845.028143.745.6+134
Technicians and Trades Workers787.79.5436.79.1+35
Community and Personal Service Workers12712.512.08112.612.0+46
Clerical and Administrative Workers979.56.8517.96.2+46
Sales Workers626.15.4355.44.0+27
Machinery Operators And Drivers10810.68.7639.89.9+45
Labourers696.86.7517.97.6+18
Not stated or inadequately described151.51.071.10.5+8
Total employed persons aged 15+1,016100.0100.0643100.0100.0+373
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 Malayalam speaking resident population in City of Canning in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (415 people or 40.8%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (127 people or 12.5%)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (108 people or 10.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 650 people in total or 64.0% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, Greater Perth employed 45.0% in Professionals; 12.0% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 8.7% in Machinery Operators And Drivers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the Malayalam speaking population of the City of Canning and Greater Perth were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (9.5% compared to 6.8%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (10.6% compared to 8.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (40.8% compared to 45.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (7.7% compared to 9.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed Malayalam speakers in City of Canning increased by 373 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of Malayalam speaking residents between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Canning was for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+134 persons)

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