Nambucca Valley

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

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

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 Nambucca Valley;
  • 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 Nambucca Valley.

Data source

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

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
Nambucca Valley - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences591.052.32460.832.10+13
Information Technology530.943.70470.852.95+6
Engineering and Related Technologies5079.0310.0061411.1210.38-107
Architecture and Building2284.064.282754.984.35-47
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies1562.781.511492.691.53+7
Health5199.248.034267.717.13+93
Education5199.245.654257.695.35+94
Management and Commerce61310.9218.305429.8117.09+71
Society and Culture4698.359.644778.638.77-8
Creative Arts961.713.42631.143.06+33
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services2734.863.222574.653.32+16
Mixed Field Programmes30.050.0770.120.10-4
Not stated or inadequately described2384.242.782063.732.69+32
No qualification1,87833.4627.011,98735.9831.13-109
Total Persons5,611100.00100.005,521100.00100.00+90

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 (613 people or 10.9%)
  • Education (519 people or 9.2%)
  • Health (519 people or 9.2%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 1,651 people in total or29.4% of All industries.

In comparison, New South Wales employed 18.3% in Management and Commerce; 5.7% in Education and 8.0% in Health.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in Nambucca Valley and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (10.9% compared to 18.3%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Education (9.2% compared to 5.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Information Technology (0.9% compared to 3.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Creative Arts (1.7% compared to 3.4%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Education (+94.00 local workers)
  • Health (+93.00 local workers)
  • Management and Commerce (+71.00 local workers)
  • Creative Arts (+33.00 local workers)

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