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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more people born overseas working as professionals in Tweed Shire Council than any other occupation.
Tweed Shire Council's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of Tweed Shire Council) 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?'
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Tweed Shire Council - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Occupation | Number | % | Tweed Shire - Total population | Number | % | Tweed Shire - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
Managers | 924 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 685 | 12.5 | 11.1 | +239 |
Professionals | 1,607 | 22.9 | 19.4 | 1,161 | 21.2 | 17.3 | +446 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | 1,011 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 815 | 14.9 | 15.7 | +196 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | 1,068 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 800 | 14.6 | 13.8 | +268 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | 684 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 566 | 10.3 | 12.2 | +118 |
Sales Workers | 461 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 467 | 8.5 | 11.0 | -6 |
Machinery Operators And Drivers | 313 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 249 | 4.5 | 5.7 | +64 |
Labourers | 814 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 657 | 12.0 | 11.7 | +157 |
Not stated or inadequately described | 130 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 79 | 1.4 | 1.7 | +51 |
Total employed persons aged 15+ | 7,012 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,479 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,533 |
An analysis of the jobs held by the population born overseas in Tweed Shire in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
In combination these three occupations accounted for 3,686 people in total or 52.6% of the employed population born overseas.
In comparison, the total population in Tweed Shire Council employed 19.4% in Professionals; 14.1% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 15.4% in Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the population born overseas in Tweed Shire and the total population in Tweed Shire Council were:
The number of employed population born overseas in Tweed Shire increased by 1,533 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the occupations of the population born overseas between 2016 and 2021 in Tweed Shire were for those employed as:
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