Willoughby City

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Management and Commerce is the most common qualification for workers in Willoughby City.

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 Willoughby City;
  • 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 Willoughby City.

Data source

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

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
Willoughby City - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences2,3373.712.321,8163.052.10+521
Information Technology3,6765.843.702,8854.852.95+791
Engineering and Related Technologies5,4808.7110.006,03910.1510.38-559
Architecture and Building1,9223.054.281,8923.184.35+30
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies4680.741.514480.751.53+20
Health8,91814.188.036,54511.007.13+2,373
Education2,2143.525.652,0153.385.35+199
Management and Commerce14,37422.8518.3012,71221.3817.09+1,662
Society and Culture5,7569.159.644,8218.108.77+935
Creative Arts3,4145.423.423,3875.693.06+27
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services1,3962.223.221,4442.423.32-48
Mixed Field Programmes340.050.07640.100.10-30
Not stated or inadequately described1,5922.532.781,3812.322.69+211
No qualification11,29817.9627.0113,99723.5431.13-2,699
Total Persons62,879100.00100.0059,446100.00100.00+3,433

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:

  • Management and Commerce (14,374 people or 22.9%)
  • Health (8,918 people or 14.2%)
  • Society and Culture (5,756 people or 9.2%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 29,048 people in total or46.2% of All industries.

In comparison, New South Wales employed 18.3% in Management and Commerce; 8.0% in Health and 9.6% in Society and Culture.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in Willoughby City and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Health (14.2% compared to 8.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (22.9% compared to 18.3%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Information Technology (5.8% compared to 3.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Education (3.5% compared to 5.7%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Health (+2,373.00 local workers)
  • Management and Commerce (+1,662.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+935.00 local workers)
  • Information Technology (+791.00 local workers)

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