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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more Nepali speakers working as labourers in the City of Parramatta than any other occupation.
The City of Parramatta'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 Parramatta - Nepali speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
| Managers | 137 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 61 | 6.5 | 5.5 | +76 |
| Professionals | 487 | 15.8 | 17.6 | 230 | 24.5 | 14.8 | +257 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 281 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 92 | 9.8 | 13.4 | +189 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 712 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 170 | 18.1 | 19.9 | +542 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 155 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 85 | 9.1 | 5.6 | +70 |
| Sales Workers | 375 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 97 | 10.3 | 13.3 | +278 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 163 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 30 | 3.2 | 2.6 | +133 |
| Labourers | 720 | 23.4 | 21.2 | 149 | 15.9 | 23.0 | +571 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 46 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 25 | 2.7 | 1.9 | +21 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 3,076 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 939 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,137 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the Nepali speaking resident population in City of Parramatta in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Labourers (720 people or 23.4%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (712 people or 23.1%)
- Professionals (487 people or 15.8%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,919 people in total or 62.4% of the employed resident population.
In comparison, Greater Sydney employed 21.2% in Labourers; 22.6% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 17.6% in Professionals.
The major differences between the jobs held by the Nepali speaking population of the City of Parramatta and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Labourers (23.4% compared to 21.2%)
- A larger percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (5.3% compared to 4.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (15.8% compared to 17.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (9.1% compared to 10.4%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed Nepali speakers in City of Parramatta increased by 2,137 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the occupations of Nepali speaking residents between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Parramatta were for those employed as:
- Labourers (+571 persons)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+542 persons)
- Sales Workers (+278 persons)
- Professionals (+257 persons)
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