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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more people born overseas 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 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manningham City Council - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | City of Manningham - Total population | Number | % | City of Manningham - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Managers | 4,704 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 3,908 | 17.6 | 16.8 | +796 |
| Professionals | 9,031 | 33.3 | 30.3 | 6,836 | 30.7 | 28.5 | +2,195 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 2,479 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 2,205 | 9.9 | 10.5 | +274 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 2,423 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 1,968 | 8.8 | 8.9 | +455 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 3,435 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 2,864 | 12.9 | 14.3 | +571 |
| Sales Workers | 2,134 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 2,027 | 9.1 | 11.1 | +107 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 825 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 651 | 2.9 | 2.6 | +174 |
| Labourers | 1,517 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 1,370 | 6.2 | 5.6 | +147 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 603 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 415 | 1.9 | 1.7 | +188 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 27,151 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 22,244 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,907 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the population born overseas in City of Manningham in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (9,031 people or 33.3%)
- Managers (4,704 people or 17.3%)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (3,435 people or 12.7%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 17,170 people in total or 63.2% of the employed population born overseas.
In comparison, the total population in Manningham City Council employed 30.3% in Professionals; 17.1% in Managers; and 13.6% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the population born overseas in the City of Manningham and the total population in Manningham City Council were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (33.3% compared to 30.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Sales Workers (7.9% compared to 9.8%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed population born overseas in City of Manningham increased by 4,907 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the occupations of the population born overseas between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Manningham were for those employed as:
- Professionals (+2,195 persons)
- Managers (+796 persons)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (+571 persons)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+455 persons)
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