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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more Italian speakers working as professionals in City of Port Phillip than any other occupation.
City of Port Phillip'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 Port Phillip - Italian speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | IMAP area | Number | % | IMAP area | 2016 to 2021 |
| Managers | 170 | 20.3 | 19.4 | 192 | 21.3 | 18.4 | -22 |
| Professionals | 257 | 30.7 | 30.1 | 259 | 28.7 | 27.5 | -2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 120 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 112 | 12.4 | 12.9 | +8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 84 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 113 | 12.5 | 12.0 | -29 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 77 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 98 | 10.9 | 12.3 | -21 |
| Sales Workers | 58 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 67 | 7.4 | 8.2 | -9 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 12 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 10 | 1.1 | 2.0 | +2 |
| Labourers | 35 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 37 | 4.1 | 5.1 | -2 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 24 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 14 | 1.6 | 1.6 | +10 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 837 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 902 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -65 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the Italian speaking resident population in City of Port Phillip in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (257 people or 30.7%)
- Managers (170 people or 20.3%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (120 people or 14.3%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 547 people in total or 65.4% of the employed resident population.
In comparison, IMAP area employed 30.1% in Professionals; 19.4% in Managers; and 12.8% in Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the Italian speaking population of the City of Port Phillip and IMAP area were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (14.3% compared to 12.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (9.2% compared to 11.6%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed Italian speakers in City of Port Phillip decreased by 65 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major changes for the City of Port Phillip between 2016 and 2021.
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