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South West Group

The workforce

The workforce is presented in two sections to answer the following questions:

  • What are the characteristics of the workers in each industry sector?
  • Where do the workers come from?

The workforce data represents characteristics of all people who are employed in the LGA, regardless of where they live. The characteristics of the workforce in an area are indicative of the structure of the local economy and the employment opportunities on offer. It is also indicative of the socio-demographic characteristics of the population in the local area and the broader region (that is, the local and regional skills on offer).

Data are presented for the total LGA workforce and for the workforce constituting each industry sector (Who are our workers?). This reveals the extent to which the workforce characteristics vary between each industry sector, which is indicative of specific industry sector workforce requirements.

Data are also presented for where each industry sector is deriving its workforce (Where do our workers come from?). This data reveals the extent to which each industry sector derives its workforce from outside the local area, that is, the level of self-containment of each industry sector and the overall level of self-containment of the total LGA workforce. This is important as many Local Governments have a policy objective of maximising the level of workforce self-containment.

Level of qualification

Derived from the Census question, "What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?"

Educational Qualifications are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Income and Occupation, Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of workers in a particular industry. Level of Educational Qualifications in a workforce relate to a number of factors including:

  • the age of the workforce;
  • the skill and qualification level required to enter an industry;
  • the professional or working ambitions of people (to seek education as youth or retraining as adults);
  • the opportunities afforded to people to continue studying beyond compulsory schooling.

Educational Qualification information should be looked at in conjunction with Occupation data for a clearer picture of the skill level of the workforce.

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The workforce (all industries)

Includes the sum of all industry categories.

Industries are classified according to an industry coding system. The 1993 Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) is not the lastest standard but provides a comparable classification for time-series data. This standard was used to code industry data for the 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses, (2006 industry data was coded to both the 1993 and the 2006 standards).

For more information please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, and ANZSIC classification.

Qualifications of the workforce (all industries) (ANZSIC 1993 - Time series industry classification)

Qualifications of the All industries workforce, South West Group 2006 and 200120062001Change
GenderQualificationsnumber%City of Melville %number%City of Melville %2001 to 2006
PersonsBachelor or Higher degree20,46419.225.814,94116.422.35,523
PersonsAdvanced Diploma or Diploma10,1269.510.57,4358.29.42,691
PersonsCertificate IV Level2,4192.32.11,2811.41.41,138
PersonsCertificate III Level18,94717.812.215,72117.212.53,226
PersonsCertificate I and II Level1,2131.11.06360.70.7577
PersonsCertificate Level, nfd2,2962.22.42,7263.03.3-430
PersonsNo qualification45,20642.541.043,20747.444.71,999
PersonsInadequately described/Not stated5,7195.44.95,1945.75.6525
PersonsTotal106,390100.0100.091,141100.0100.015,249

NOTE: Table totals may not equate with other similar tables due to randomisation of small numbers.

Qualifications of the workforce, South West Group and City of Melville 2006 Bachelor or Higher degree, City of Melville: 25.8% Advanced Diploma or Diploma, City of Melville: 10.5% Certificate IV Level, City of Melville: 2.1% Certificate III Level, City of Melville: 12.2% Certificate I and II Level, City of Melville: 1.0% Certificate Level, nfd, City of Melville: 2.4% No qualification, City of Melville: 41.0% Inadequately described/Not stated, City of Melville: 4.9% Bachelor or Higher degree, South West Group: 19.2% Advanced Diploma or Diploma, South West Group: 9.5% Certificate IV Level, South West Group: 2.3% Certificate III Level, South West Group: 17.8% Certificate I and II Level, South West Group: 1.1% Certificate Level, nfd, South West Group: 2.2% No qualification, South West Group: 42.5% Inadequately described/Not stated, South West Group: 5.4%
Change in qualifications of the workforce, South West Group 2001 to 2006 Bachelor or Higher degree: 5,523 Advanced Diploma or Diploma: 2,691 Certificate IV Level: 1,138 Certificate III Level: 3,226 Certificate I and II Level: 577 Certificate Level, nfd: -430 No qualification: 1,999 Inadequately described/Not stated: 525

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2006.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.