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Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more people born in India working as community and personal service workers in the City of West Torrens than any other occupation.

The City of West Torrens's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of the City of West Torrens) 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 StuctureQualifications 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.

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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 West Torrens - born in India20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater AdelaideNumber%Greater Adelaide2016 to 2021
Managers1555.97.11156.97.6+40
Professionals49218.822.129217.522.1+200
Technicians and Trades Workers2549.78.917710.69.7+77
Community and Personal Service Workers52620.118.827916.717.1+247
Clerical and Administrative Workers26210.09.41509.08.3+112
Sales Workers1716.56.31267.56.7+45
Machinery Operators And Drivers40515.514.025715.412.7+148
Labourers31011.811.725215.114.4+58
Not stated or inadequately described441.71.7221.31.4+22
Total employed persons aged 15+2,619100.0100.01,670100.0100.0+949
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the population born in India in City of West Torrens in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (526 people or 20.1%)
  • Professionals (492 people or 18.8%)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (405 people or 15.5%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,423 people in total or 54.3% of the employed population born in India.

In comparison, Greater Adelaide employed 18.8% in Community and Personal Service Workers; 22.1% in Professionals; and 14.0% in Machinery Operators And Drivers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population born in India in the City of West Torrens and Greater Adelaide were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (15.5% compared to 14.0%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (20.1% compared to 18.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (18.8% compared to 22.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Managers (5.9% compared to 7.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed population born in India in City of West Torrens increased by 949 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of the population born in India between 2016 and 2021 in the City of West Torrens were for those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+247 persons)
  • Professionals (+200 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+148 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+112 persons)

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