City of Boroondara

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

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

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 Boroondara;
  • 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 Boroondara.

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 Boroondara - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences2,7213.472.602,3953.352.37+326
Information Technology4,2725.463.853,2334.523.14+1,039
Engineering and Related Technologies4,7416.069.674,3236.0510.06+418
Architecture and Building2,7573.524.612,6843.764.57+73
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies7300.931.537020.981.56+28
Health6,9788.928.476,0748.507.51+904
Education5,8317.455.795,3717.525.48+460
Management and Commerce17,60322.5015.8614,76220.6814.97+2,841
Society and Culture8,26510.569.607,1179.978.93+1,148
Creative Arts3,9275.023.553,3384.673.17+589
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services2,3092.953.522,3743.323.58-65
Mixed Field Programmes560.070.06560.070.08--
Not stated or inadequately described2,1472.743.061,8102.532.93+337
No qualification15,88120.3027.7717,14124.0131.57-1,260
Total Persons78,218100.00100.0071,380100.00100.00+6,838

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 (17,603 people or 22.5%)
  • Society and Culture (8,265 people or 10.6%)
  • Health (6,978 people or 8.9%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 32,846 people in total or42.0% of All industries.

In comparison, Victoria employed 15.9% in Management and Commerce; 9.6% in Society and Culture and 8.5% in Health.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in City of Boroondara and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (22.5% compared to 15.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (6.1% compared to 9.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Education (7.5% compared to 5.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Information Technology (5.5% compared to 3.9%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Management and Commerce (+2,841.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+1,148.00 local workers)
  • Information Technology (+1,039.00 local workers)
  • Health (+904.00 local workers)

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