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Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more people born in India working as professionals in the City of Wyndham than any other occupation.

The City of Wyndham's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of the City of Wyndham) 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 Wyndham - born in India20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Managers3,66310.510.61,53810.410.4+2,125
Professionals10,19529.229.43,73225.326.7+6,463
Technicians and Trades Workers3,2709.49.31,3849.410.8+1,886
Community and Personal Service Workers3,56310.210.61,61711.010.1+1,946
Clerical and Administrative Workers3,98311.410.81,98213.511.6+2,001
Sales Workers2,1996.36.51,2688.67.9+931
Machinery Operators And Drivers4,74813.612.41,74611.910.5+3,002
Labourers2,3126.68.01,1347.710.1+1,178
Not stated or inadequately described9622.82.53232.21.8+639
Total employed persons aged 15+34,895100.0100.014,724100.0100.0+20,171
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 Wyndham in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (10,195 people or 29.2%)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (4,748 people or 13.6%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (3,983 people or 11.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 18,926 people in total or 54.2% of the employed population born in India.

In comparison, Greater Melbourne employed 29.4% in Professionals; 12.4% in Machinery Operators And Drivers; and 10.8% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population born in India in the City of Wyndham and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (13.6% compared to 12.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Labourers (6.6% compared to 8.0%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed population born in India in City of Wyndham increased by 20,171 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+6,463 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+3,002 persons)
  • Managers (+2,125 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+2,001 persons)

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