City of Joondalup

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Health is the most common qualification for workers in the City of Joondalup.

Field of Qualification presents the primary field of study for the highest qualification the person has received. While this is likely to have some relationship to the current occupation, this is not necessarily the case.

The field of study relates to a number of factors, such as:

  • The age of the workforce;
  • The type of qualification required to enter an industry;
  • The availability of jobs related to fields of qualification in the City of Joondalup;
  • The types of occupations which are available in an area or industry.

The fields of qualification held by local workers in a particular industry are likely to show the type of skills required in that industry. Large numbers of a particular field of qualification in an industry may indicate that it is a pre-requisite for that industry. The presence of fields of qualification outside the main range of qualifications used in that industry may indicate that the industry values employees of a broad educational background, or that people haven't been able to find employment in their chosen field.

Field of Qualification information should be looked at in conjunction with Level of qualification and Occupation data for a clearer picture of the skills available for the local workers in the City of Joondalup.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
City of Joondalup - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences1,2562.532.661,0012.172.47+255
Information Technology8161.642.066591.431.79+157
Engineering and Related Technologies2,6055.2513.742,8176.1114.41-212
Architecture and Building1,5113.043.961,4043.044.34+107
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies5631.131.583660.791.57+197
Health6,66713.448.455,48311.907.48+1,184
Education5,05210.196.014,4339.625.72+619
Management and Commerce6,03912.1813.885,50611.9512.92+533
Society and Culture4,7139.508.153,9198.507.23+794
Creative Arts1,2832.582.451,0232.222.11+260
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services2,4925.023.882,2564.893.72+236
Mixed Field Programmes420.080.08380.080.10+4
Not stated or inadequately described1,2382.492.909582.082.49+280
No qualification15,29330.8530.1416,19335.1533.59-900
Total Persons49,570100.00100.0046,056100.00100.00+3,514

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the fields of qualifications of the All industries shows that the three largest fields of qualification were:

  • Health (6,667 people or 13.4%)
  • Management and Commerce (6,039 people or 12.2%)
  • Education (5,052 people or 10.2%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 17,758 people in total or35.8% of All industries.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 8.5% in Health; 13.9% in Management and Commerce and 6.0% in Education.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in City of Joondalup and Western Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (5.3% compared to 13.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Health (13.4% compared to 8.5%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Education (10.2% compared to 6.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (12.2% compared to 13.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in fields of qualifications of the total workforce in City of Joondalup between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Health (+1,184.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+794.00 local workers)
  • Education (+619.00 local workers)
  • Management and Commerce (+533.00 local workers)

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