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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more non-English speakers working as professionals in City of Canterbury Bankstown than any other occupation.
City of Canterbury Bankstown'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.
'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?'
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City of Canterbury Bankstown - non-English speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Occupation | Number | % | City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total population | Number | % | City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
Managers | 8,361 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 7,922 | 9.1 | 10.1 | +439 |
Professionals | 18,220 | 22.4 | 23.2 | 15,516 | 17.9 | 18.9 | +2,704 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | 9,473 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 12,530 | 14.4 | 14.0 | -3,057 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | 8,928 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9,428 | 10.9 | 10.5 | -500 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | 11,365 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 11,369 | 13.1 | 15.1 | -4 |
Sales Workers | 7,449 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8,779 | 10.1 | 10.0 | -1,330 |
Machinery Operators And Drivers | 6,975 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 8,246 | 9.5 | 8.4 | -1,271 |
Labourers | 8,484 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 10,802 | 12.4 | 10.6 | -2,318 |
Not stated or inadequately described | 2,181 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2,276 | 2.6 | 2.4 | -95 |
Total employed persons aged 15+ | 81,436 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 86,868 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -5,432 |
An analysis of the jobs held by the non-English speaking resident population in City of Canterbury Bankstown in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
In combination these three occupations accounted for 39,058 people in total or 48.0% of the employed resident population.
In comparison, the total population in City of Canterbury Bankstown employed 23.2% in Professionals; 15.3% in Clerical and Administrative Workers; and 11.5% in Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the non-English speaking population of the City of Canterbury Bankstown and the total population in City of Canterbury Bankstown were:
The number of employed non-English speakers in City of Canterbury Bankstown decreased by 5,432 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the occupations of non-English speaking residents between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Canterbury Bankstown were for those employed as:
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