Shire of Ashburton

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Engineering and Related Technologies is the most common qualification for workers in the Shire of Ashburton.

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 Shire of Ashburton;
  • 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 Shire of Ashburton.

Data source

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

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
Shire of Ashburton - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences2912.112.663361.432.47-45
Information Technology780.562.061580.671.79-80
Engineering and Related Technologies4,78634.8513.749,67041.2414.41-4,884
Architecture and Building8185.953.961,8587.924.34-1,040
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies2291.661.582711.151.57-42
Health5694.148.458113.457.48-242
Education4263.106.014431.885.72-17
Management and Commerce9436.8613.881,3195.6212.92-376
Society and Culture4263.108.154571.947.23-31
Creative Arts1150.832.451580.672.11-43
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services5073.693.887973.393.72-290
Mixed Field Programmes130.090.08170.070.10-4
Not stated or inadequately described5704.152.906362.712.49-66
No qualification3,96128.8430.146,51727.7933.59-2,556
Total Persons13,732100.00100.0023,448100.00100.00-9,716

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:

  • Engineering and Related Technologies (4,786 people or 34.9%)
  • Management and Commerce (943 people or 6.9%)
  • Architecture and Building (818 people or 6.0%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 6,547 people in total or47.7% of All industries.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 13.7% in Engineering and Related Technologies; 13.9% in Management and Commerce and 4.0% in Architecture and Building.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in Shire of Ashburton and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (34.9% compared to 13.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (6.9% compared to 13.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Society and Culture (3.1% compared to 8.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Health (4.1% compared to 8.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Mixed Field Programmes (-4.00 local workers)
  • Education (-17.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (-31.00 local workers)
  • Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies (-42.00 local workers)

Shire of Ashburton

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