What do carpenters, geologists, secondary teachers and fitness instructors have in common? More of them prefer to live in Scarborough than any other suburb in WA, according to new census data revealing where certain professions call home. Similarly, Baldivis is home to the most sales assistants (832 of them), aged/disabled carers (335), truck drivers (323), primary school teachers (231), checkout operators (169), police officers (159) and hairdressers (115). Scarborough is a tranquil haven for FIFO worker and geologist Bruno Pereira, pictured with a sample of lithium bearing rock from the Pilbara Credit: Claire Ottaviano This in-depth look into occupational statistics has been made available for the first time thanks to a change in the way census information is recorded.
For Brazilian immigrants Bruno Pereira and Graciany da Silva, finding out they are two of 98 geologists living in Scarborough was no surprise, with many of their geologist colleagues, as well as Brazilian nationals, flocking to the suburb for its colourful beachside festivals and community. “When we came [to Perth] we had a friend, who is Brazilian and a geologist as well, who lived here,” he said. “We lived there for a while and then we moved to Northbridge and then to Victoria Park but decided that we needed to come back to Scarborough to get closer to the sea.
“We have a lot of friends from Brazil who live here, actually, some people call it ‘Scar-Brazil’. Pereira, who is a FIFO worker, and par.