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Wollongong City

Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more people born in Vietnam working as professionals in Wollongong City Council than any other occupation.

Wollongong City Council's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of Wollongong City 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 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
Wollongong City Council - born in Vietnam20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Regional NSWNumber%Regional NSW2016 to 2021
Managers358.010.3338.710.6+2
Professionals11125.316.27118.617.6+40
Technicians and Trades Workers7617.315.06817.817.0+8
Community and Personal Service Workers6414.622.57118.618.4-7
Clerical and Administrative Workers276.24.8297.64.8-2
Sales Workers378.46.9348.98.2+3
Machinery Operators And Drivers173.92.4246.32.7-7
Labourers6314.419.84712.317.5+16
Not stated or inadequately described92.12.141.03.2+5
Total employed persons aged 15+439100.0100.0381100.0100.0+58
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 Vietnam in Wollongong City in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (111 people or 25.3%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (76 people or 17.3%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (64 people or 14.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 251 people in total or 57.2% of the employed population born in Vietnam.

In comparison, Regional NSW employed 16.2% in Professionals; 15.0% in Technicians and Trades Workers; and 22.5% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population born in Vietnam in Wollongong City and Regional NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (25.3% compared to 16.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.6% compared to 22.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Labourers (14.4% compared to 19.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Managers (8.0% compared to 10.3%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed population born in Vietnam in Wollongong City increased by 58 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major changes for the population born in Vietnam in Wollongong City between 2016 and 2021.

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