City of Charles Sturt

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

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

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 Charles Sturt;
  • 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 Charles Sturt.

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 Charles Sturt - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. South AustraliaNumber%. South Australia2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences7471.662.155971.492.04+150
Information Technology8591.912.265351.341.76+324
Engineering and Related Technologies4,4009.7810.324,35110.9110.80+49
Architecture and Building1,9474.333.661,6204.063.63+327
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies4601.021.904261.061.87+34
Health4,83010.749.394,00810.058.61+822
Education2,6595.915.612,1455.375.39+514
Management and Commerce5,88313.0814.024,62311.5912.93+1,260
Society and Culture4,0078.919.633,1107.798.86+897
Creative Arts1,1812.622.408392.102.03+342
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services1,8264.063.731,7104.283.63+116
Mixed Field Programmes340.070.06500.120.09-16
Not stated or inadequately described1,1412.532.649442.362.52+197
No qualification14,97433.3132.1514,91837.4135.78+56
Total Persons44,948100.00100.0039,876100.00100.00+5,072

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 (5,883 people or 13.1%)
  • Health (4,830 people or 10.7%)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (4,400 people or 9.8%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 15,113 people in total or33.6% of All industries.

In comparison, South Australia employed 14.0% in Management and Commerce; 9.4% in Health and 10.3% in Engineering and Related Technologies.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in City of Charles Sturt and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Health (10.7% compared to 9.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (13.1% compared to 14.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies (1.0% compared to 1.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Society and Culture (8.9% compared to 9.6%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Management and Commerce (+1,260.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+897.00 local workers)
  • Health (+822.00 local workers)
  • Education (+514.00 local workers)

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