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Manningham City CouncilCommunity profile

City of Manningham

Occupation of employment

In 2021, there were more people born in Iran working as professionals in Manningham City Council than any other occupation.

Manningham City Council's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of Manningham City Council) 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 StuctureQualifications 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
Manningham City Council - born in Iran20212016Change
OccupationNumber%City of BoroondaraNumber%City of Boroondara2016 to 2021
Managers25414.415.713213.612.5+122
Professionals64336.549.839640.753.3+247
Technicians and Trades Workers27415.68.114915.310.2+125
Community and Personal Service Workers1709.75.010010.35.0+70
Clerical and Administrative Workers1548.79.4747.66.3+80
Sales Workers1146.55.4495.06.5+65
Machinery Operators And Drivers452.60.9212.22.3+24
Labourers543.13.7394.01.6+15
Not stated or inadequately described533.01.9121.22.3+41
Total employed persons aged 15+1,761100.0100.0972100.0100.0+789
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the population born in Iran in City of Manningham in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (643 people or 36.5%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (274 people or 15.6%)
  • Managers (254 people or 14.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,171 people in total or 66.5% of the employed population born in Iran.

In comparison, City of Boroondara employed 49.8% in Professionals; 8.1% in Technicians and Trades Workers; and 15.7% in Managers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population born in Iran in the City of Manningham and City of Boroondara were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (15.6% compared to 8.1%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (9.7% compared to 5.0%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (2.6% compared to 0.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (36.5% compared to 49.8%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed population born in Iran in City of Manningham increased by 789 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of the population born in Iran between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Manningham were for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+247 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+125 persons)
  • Managers (+122 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+80 persons)

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