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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more people born in Bangladesh 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 born overseas (who are residents of City of Canterbury Bankstown) 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 Stucture, Qualifications 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.
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 Canterbury Bankstown - born in Bangladesh | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
| Managers | 314 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 281 | 6.9 | 8.3 | +33 |
| Professionals | 755 | 21.4 | 28.4 | 641 | 15.8 | 22.6 | +114 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 330 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 457 | 11.2 | 10.1 | -127 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 550 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 490 | 12.1 | 11.8 | +60 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 313 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 343 | 8.4 | 10.4 | -30 |
| Sales Workers | 583 | 16.5 | 13.0 | 640 | 15.7 | 13.8 | -57 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 263 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 608 | 15.0 | 10.5 | -345 |
| Labourers | 334 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 494 | 12.2 | 10.2 | -160 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 92 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 111 | 2.7 | 2.4 | -19 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 3,534 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,065 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -531 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the population born in Bangladesh in City of Canterbury Bankstown in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (755 people or 21.4%)
- Sales Workers (583 people or 16.5%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (550 people or 15.6%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,888 people in total or 53.4% of the employed population born in Bangladesh.
In comparison, Greater Sydney employed 28.4% in Professionals; 13.0% in Sales Workers; and 13.8% in Community and Personal Service Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the population born in Bangladesh in the City of Canterbury Bankstown and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Sales Workers (16.5% compared to 13.0%)
- A larger percentage of people employed as Labourers (9.5% compared to 7.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (21.4% compared to 28.4%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (8.9% compared to 11.9%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed population born in Bangladesh in City of Canterbury Bankstown decreased by 531 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the occupations of the population born in Bangladesh between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Canterbury Bankstown were for those employed as:
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (-345 persons)
- Labourers (-160 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (-127 persons)
- Professionals (+114 persons)
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