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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more Spanish speakers working as professionals in the City of Merri-bek than any other occupation.
The City of Merri-bek'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 Merri-bek - Spanish speakers | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2011 to 2021 |
| Managers | 151 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 47 | 8.0 | 8.3 | +104 |
| Professionals | 444 | 33.9 | 24.3 | 178 | 30.4 | 21.4 | +266 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 162 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 64 | 10.9 | 14.2 | +98 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 155 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 59 | 10.1 | 11.6 | +96 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 120 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 78 | 13.3 | 13.1 | +42 |
| Sales Workers | 46 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 40 | 6.8 | 6.6 | +6 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 50 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 18 | 3.1 | 6.6 | +32 |
| Labourers | 172 | 13.1 | 18.7 | 81 | 13.8 | 15.8 | +91 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 11 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 20 | 3.4 | 2.4 | -9 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 1,311 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 585 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +726 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the Spanish speaking resident population in City of Merri-bek in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (444 people or 33.9%)
- Labourers (172 people or 13.1%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (162 people or 12.4%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 778 people in total or 59.3% of the employed resident population.
In comparison, Greater Melbourne employed 24.3% in Professionals; 18.7% in Labourers; and 11.1% in Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the Spanish speaking population of the City of Merri-bek and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (33.9% compared to 24.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Labourers (13.1% compared to 18.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (3.8% compared to 5.9%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Sales Workers (3.5% compared to 5.1%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed Spanish speakers in City of Merri-bek increased by 726 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in the occupations of Spanish speaking residents between 2011 and 2021 in the City of Merri-bek were for those employed as:
- Professionals (+266 persons)
- Managers (+104 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+98 persons)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+96 persons)
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