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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more non-English 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 | |||||||
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| City of Merri-bek - non-English speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | City of Merri-bek - Total population | Number | % | City of Merri-bek - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Managers | 3,051 | 10.9 | 13.6 | 2,773 | 10.4 | 12.2 | +278 |
| Professionals | 7,828 | 28.0 | 34.7 | 6,249 | 23.4 | 31.1 | +1,579 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 3,461 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 3,696 | 13.8 | 11.5 | -235 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 3,213 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 2,989 | 11.2 | 10.2 | +224 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 3,235 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 3,145 | 11.8 | 13.5 | +90 |
| Sales Workers | 1,915 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 2,330 | 8.7 | 8.5 | -415 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 1,738 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 1,802 | 6.8 | 4.2 | -64 |
| Labourers | 2,912 | 10.4 | 6.2 | 3,220 | 12.1 | 7.1 | -308 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 627 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 486 | 1.8 | 1.7 | +141 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 27,980 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 26,690 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,290 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the non-English speaking resident population in City of Merri-bek in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (7,828 people or 28.0%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (3,461 people or 12.4%)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (3,235 people or 11.6%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 14,524 people in total or 51.9% of the employed resident population.
In comparison, the total population in the City of Merri-bek employed 34.7% in Professionals; 10.5% in Technicians and Trades Workers; and 12.4% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the non-English speaking population of the City of Merri-bek and the total population in the City of Merri-bek were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Labourers (10.4% compared to 6.2%)
- A larger percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (6.2% compared to 3.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (28.0% compared to 34.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Managers (10.9% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed non-English speakers in City of Merri-bek increased by 1,290 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the occupations of non-English speaking residents between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Merri-bek were for those employed as:
- Professionals (+1,579 persons)
- Sales Workers (-415 persons)
- Labourers (-308 persons)
- Managers (+278 persons)
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