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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more people born overseas working as professionals in the City of Sydney than any other occupation.
The City of Sydney's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of the City of Sydney) 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 Stucture, Qualifications and migration stream. Many of Australia's recent migrants are skilled arrivals who fill identified skill gaps in particular occupation groups. Some older overseas-born communities may be retired, or otherwise not in the workforce. Only those who are employed are included in this topic.
'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 Sydney - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Occupation | Number | % | City of Sydney - Total population | Number | % | City of Sydney - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
Managers | 11,309 | 17.2 | 18.7 | 9,636 | 15.6 | 17.0 | +1,673 |
Professionals | 25,440 | 38.7 | 41.6 | 20,850 | 33.7 | 37.7 | +4,590 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | 5,671 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 5,828 | 9.4 | 7.9 | -157 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | 5,588 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7,394 | 11.9 | 10.2 | -1,806 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | 6,518 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 6,270 | 10.1 | 11.1 | +248 |
Sales Workers | 4,108 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4,844 | 7.8 | 7.6 | -736 |
Machinery Operators And Drivers | 1,753 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1,076 | 1.7 | 1.5 | +677 |
Labourers | 4,155 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 4,859 | 7.8 | 5.1 | -704 |
Not stated or inadequately described | 1,253 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1,202 | 1.9 | 1.8 | +51 |
Total employed persons aged 15+ | 65,795 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 61,959 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,836 |
An analysis of the jobs held by the population born overseas in City of Sydney in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
In combination these three occupations accounted for 43,267 people in total or 65.8% of the employed population born overseas.
In comparison, the total population in the City of Sydney employed 41.6% in Professionals; 18.7% in Managers; and 10.6% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the population born overseas in the City of Sydney and the total population in the City of Sydney were:
The number of employed population born overseas in City of Sydney increased by 3,836 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the occupations of the population born overseas between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Sydney were for those employed as:
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