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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were more Portuguese speakers working as professionals in the Northern Beaches Council than any other occupation.
The Northern Beaches 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.
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Beaches Council - Portuguese speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
| Managers | 326 | 14.8 | 13.6 | 269 | 15.2 | 11.8 | +57 |
| Professionals | 486 | 22.1 | 23.5 | 351 | 19.9 | 19.2 | +135 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 303 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 227 | 12.8 | 14.7 | +76 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 345 | 15.7 | 11.2 | 307 | 17.4 | 13.6 | +38 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 211 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 177 | 10.0 | 11.1 | +34 |
| Sales Workers | 97 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 101 | 5.7 | 6.1 | -4 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 182 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 90 | 5.1 | 5.6 | +92 |
| Labourers | 224 | 10.2 | 13.6 | 225 | 12.7 | 16.6 | -1 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 25 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 20 | 1.1 | 1.2 | +5 |
| Total employed persons aged 15+ | 2,199 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,767 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +432 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the Portuguese speaking resident population in Northern Beaches Council area in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (486 people or 22.1%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (345 people or 15.7%)
- Managers (326 people or 14.8%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,157 people in total or 52.6% of the employed resident population.
In comparison, Greater Sydney employed 23.5% in Professionals; 11.2% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 13.6% in Managers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the Portuguese speaking population of Northern Beaches Council area and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (15.7% compared to 11.2%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Labourers (10.2% compared to 13.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (9.6% compared to 11.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (22.1% compared to 23.5%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed Portuguese speakers in Northern Beaches Council area increased by 432 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the occupations of Portuguese speaking residents between 2016 and 2021 in Northern Beaches Council area were for those employed as:
- Professionals (+135 persons)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (+92 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+76 persons)
- Managers (+57 persons)
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