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Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more Spanish speakers working as clerical and administrative workers in Fairfield City than any other occupation.

Fairfield City'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
Fairfield City - Spanish speakers20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Managers1418.312.91686.210.6-27
Professionals23613.926.034012.523.4-104
Technicians and Trades Workers23714.010.848217.712.1-245
Community and Personal Service Workers24414.412.037513.712.7-131
Clerical and Administrative Workers27216.012.843916.113.9-167
Sales Workers1086.45.71636.06.9-55
Machinery Operators And Drivers18911.16.82709.96.0-81
Labourers23613.911.543816.112.7-202
Not stated or inadequately described352.11.6531.91.7-18
Total employed persons aged 15+1,698100.0100.02,728100.0100.0-1,030
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 Spanish speaking resident population in Fairfield City in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (272 people or 16.0%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (244 people or 14.4%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (237 people or 14.0%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 753 people in total or 44.3% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, Greater Sydney employed 12.8% in Clerical and Administrative Workers; 12.0% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 10.8% in Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the Spanish speaking population of Fairfield City and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (11.1% compared to 6.8%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (16.0% compared to 12.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (13.9% compared to 26.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Managers (8.3% compared to 12.9%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed Spanish speakers in Fairfield City decreased by 1,030 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of Spanish speaking residents between 2016 and 2021 in Fairfield City were for those employed as:

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (-245 persons)
  • Labourers (-202 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (-167 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (-131 persons)

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