City of Gosnells

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Engineering and Related Technologies is the most common qualification for workers in the City of Gosnells.

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 Gosnells;
  • 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 Gosnells.

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 Gosnells - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences5391.952.664231.742.47+116
Information Technology4791.732.063381.391.79+141
Engineering and Related Technologies3,31712.0013.743,16813.0314.41+149
Architecture and Building8723.153.969093.734.34-37
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies3251.171.582801.151.57+45
Health1,9246.968.451,3305.477.48+594
Education2,6949.746.012,2769.365.72+418
Management and Commerce3,08611.1613.882,52010.3612.92+566
Society and Culture2,5669.288.152,0868.587.23+480
Creative Arts5211.882.453871.592.11+134
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services1,0753.883.888903.663.72+185
Mixed Field Programmes280.100.08320.130.10-4
Not stated or inadequately described8212.972.905772.372.49+244
No qualification9,38933.9730.149,09037.3933.59+299
Total Persons27,636100.00100.0024,306100.00100.00+3,330

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 (3,317 people or 12.0%)
  • Management and Commerce (3,086 people or 11.2%)
  • Education (2,694 people or 9.7%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 9,097 people in total or32.9% of All industries.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 13.7% in Engineering and Related Technologies; 13.9% in Management and Commerce and 6.0% in Education.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in City of Gosnells and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Education (9.7% compared to 6.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (11.2% compared to 13.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (12.0% compared to 13.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Health (7.0% compared to 8.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Health (+594.00 local workers)
  • Management and Commerce (+566.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+480.00 local workers)
  • Education (+418.00 local workers)

City of Gosnells

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