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Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more Languages of the Philippines speakers working as professionals in Blacktown City Council than any other occupation.

Blacktown City Council's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people speaking a language other than English at home (who are residents) 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 structure, qualifications and migration stream. Many of Australia's recent migrants are skilled arrivals who fill identified skill gaps in particular occupation groups. Some older non-English speaking 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
Blacktown City Council - Languages of the Philippines speakers20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Managers9416.57.37025.36.0+239
Professionals3,79326.129.52,86921.925.5+924
Technicians and Trades Workers1,65511.410.61,51111.510.3+144
Community and Personal Service Workers1,47010.111.61,36610.411.8+104
Clerical and Administrative Workers2,41316.615.12,58619.717.5-173
Sales Workers7044.85.57155.46.5-11
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,65711.48.11,49711.48.4+160
Labourers1,71811.811.01,70813.012.7+10
Not stated or inadequately described1941.31.31711.31.3+23
Total employed persons aged 15+14,545100.0100.013,125100.0100.0+1,420
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 Languages of the Philippines speaking resident population in Blacktown City in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (3,793 people or 26.1%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (2,413 people or 16.6%)
  • Labourers (1,718 people or 11.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 7,924 people in total or 54.5% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, Greater Sydney employed 29.5% in Professionals; 15.1% in Clerical and Administrative Workers; and 11.0% in Labourers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the Languages of the Philippines speaking population of Blacktown City and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (11.4% compared to 8.1%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (16.6% compared to 15.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (26.1% compared to 29.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (10.1% compared to 11.6%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed Languages of the Philippines speakers in Blacktown City increased by 1,420 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of Languages of the Philippines speaking residents between 2016 and 2021 in Blacktown City were for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+924 persons)
  • Managers (+239 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (-173 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+160 persons)

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