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Nillumbik ShireCommunity profile

Nillumbik Shire

Occupation of employment

In 2021, there were more people born in Italy working as professionals in Nillumbik Shire than any other occupation.

Nillumbik Shire's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which people born overseas (who are residents of Nillumbik Shire) 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.

Q:

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
Nillumbik Shire - born in Italy20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Managers4519.815.25116.914.7-6
Professionals5624.717.05417.914.3+2
Technicians and Trades Workers3615.918.04916.218.6-13
Community and Personal Service Workers73.19.0227.39.2-15
Clerical and Administrative Workers3716.313.15919.512.7-22
Sales Workers177.58.9247.99.9-7
Machinery Operators And Drivers83.56.2165.37.0-8
Labourers135.710.1206.611.5-7
Not stated or inadequately described83.52.472.32.2+1
Total employed persons aged 15+227100.0100.0302100.0100.0-75
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 Italy in Nillumbik Shire in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (56 people or 24.7%)
  • Managers (45 people or 19.8%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (37 people or 16.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 138 people in total or 60.8% of the employed population born in Italy.

In comparison, Greater Melbourne employed 17.0% in Professionals; 15.2% in Managers; and 13.1% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population born in Italy in Nillumbik Shire and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (24.7% compared to 17.0%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Managers (19.8% compared to 15.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (3.1% compared to 9.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Labourers (5.7% compared to 10.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed population born in Italy in Nillumbik Shire decreased by 75 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major changes for the population born in Italy in Nillumbik Shire between 2016 and 2021.

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