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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more recent overseas arrivals living in City of Coffs Harbour who worked as labourers than any other occupation.
City of Coffs Harbour's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which recent arrivals (who are residents) work. The work destination may be in the local area or elsewhere.
The type of work done by recent arrivals 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.
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 Coffs Harbour - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Occupation | Number | % | New South Wales |
| Managers | 130 | 10.2 | 9.1 |
| Professionals | 184 | 14.5 | 29.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 98 | 7.7 | 10.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 135 | 10.6 | 13.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 34 | 2.7 | 7.6 |
| Sales Workers | 44 | 3.5 | 7.6 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 35 | 2.8 | 6.8 |
| Labourers | 565 | 44.5 | 14.3 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 46 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 1,271 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by recent overseas arrivals in City of Coffs Harbour in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Labourers (565 persons or 44.5%)
- Professionals (184 persons or 14.5%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (135 persons or 10.6%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 884 people in total or 69.6% of the employed recent overseas arrivals.
In comparison, New South Wales employed 14.3% in Labourers; 29.3% in Professionals; and 13.0% in Community and Personal Service Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the recent overseas arriving population of the City of Coffs Harbour and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Labourers (44.5% compared to 14.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (14.5% compared to 29.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (2.7% compared to 7.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Sales Workers (3.5% compared to 7.6%)
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