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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more Somali speakers working as community and personal service workers in the City of Melbourne than any other occupation.
The City of Melbourne'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.
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 Melbourne - Somali speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Managers | 11 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 17 | 7.7 | 6.6 | -6 |
| Professionals | 33 | 12.8 | 15.6 | 26 | 11.8 | 11.2 | +7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | -6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 70 | 27.2 | 26.5 | 66 | 30.0 | 31.7 | +4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 32 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 19 | 8.6 | 9.0 | +13 |
| Sales Workers | 31 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 6 | 2.7 | 4.2 | +25 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 51 | 19.8 | 17.3 | 52 | 23.6 | 21.9 | -1 |
| Labourers | 23 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 14 | 6.4 | 7.6 | +9 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 6 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 14 | 6.4 | 4.7 | -8 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 257 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 220 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +37 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the Somali speaking resident population in City of Melbourne in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (70 people or 27.2%)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (51 people or 19.8%)
- Professionals (33 people or 12.8%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 154 people in total or 59.9% of the employed resident population.
In comparison, Greater Melbourne employed 26.5% in Community and Personal Service Workers; 17.3% in Machinery Operators And Drivers; and 15.6% in Professionals.
The major differences between the jobs held by the Somali speaking population of the City of Melbourne and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Sales Workers (12.1% compared to 6.9%)
- A larger percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (19.8% compared to 17.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (0.0% compared to 3.5%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (12.8% compared to 15.6%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed Somali speakers in City of Melbourne increased by 37 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major changes for the City of Melbourne between 2016 and 2021.
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