Cairns

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

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

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 Cairns;
  • 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 Cairns.

Data source

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

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
Cairns - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences1,3541.821.821,1001.631.67+254
Information Technology8651.162.077301.081.79+135
Engineering and Related Technologies7,90510.6210.957,65111.3411.44+254
Architecture and Building2,7793.734.552,6223.884.81+157
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies1,0451.401.499391.391.49+106
Health7,87410.588.876,1189.067.70+1,756
Education4,9826.695.894,2776.345.63+705
Management and Commerce9,93613.3514.698,67612.8613.55+1,260
Society and Culture7,44010.009.115,7208.477.95+1,720
Creative Arts1,4191.902.571,1571.712.22+262
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services4,0505.444.213,6105.354.00+440
Mixed Field Programmes580.070.09660.090.10-8
Not stated or inadequately described2,2593.032.961,8952.802.57+364
No qualification22,42730.1430.6622,89933.9435.00-472
Total Persons74,393100.00100.0067,460100.00100.00+6,933

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 (9,936 people or 13.4%)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (7,905 people or 10.6%)
  • Health (7,874 people or 10.6%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 25,715 people in total or34.6% of All industries.

In comparison, Queensland employed 14.7% in Management and Commerce; 11.0% in Engineering and Related Technologies and 8.9% in Health.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in Cairns and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Health (10.6% compared to 8.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (13.4% compared to 14.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Food, Hospitality and Personal Services (5.4% compared to 4.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Information Technology (1.2% compared to 2.1%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Health (+1,756.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+1,720.00 local workers)
  • Management and Commerce (+1,260.00 local workers)
  • Education (+705.00 local workers)

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