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Inner West Council area

Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more people born in Vietnam working as professionals in the Inner West Council than any other occupation.

The Inner West Council's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of the Inner West 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
Inner West Council - born in Vietnam20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Managers16011.19.41519.48.3+9
Professionals37926.420.435822.317.2+21
Technicians and Trades Workers17912.511.220512.813.4-26
Community and Personal Service Workers14610.210.318211.410.8-36
Clerical and Administrative Workers17612.312.418911.811.6-13
Sales Workers1238.67.21519.47.8-28
Machinery Operators And Drivers704.911.91056.611.6-35
Labourers16011.114.322213.916.1-62
Not stated or inadequately described433.02.9392.43.0+4
Total employed persons aged 15+1,436100.0100.01,602100.0100.0-166
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 Inner West Council area in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (379 people or 26.4%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (179 people or 12.5%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (176 people or 12.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 734 people in total or 51.1% of the employed population born in Vietnam.

In comparison, Greater Sydney employed 20.4% in Professionals; 11.2% in Technicians and Trades Workers; and 12.4% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population born in Vietnam in Inner West Council area and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (26.4% compared to 20.4%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Managers (11.1% compared to 9.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (4.9% compared to 11.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Labourers (11.1% compared to 14.3%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed population born in Vietnam in Inner West Council area decreased by 166 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the population born in Vietnam between 2016 and 2021 in Inner West Council area was for those employed as:

  • Labourers (-62 persons)

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