Northern Beaches Council area

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Management and Commerce is the most common qualification for workers in the Northern Beaches Council area.

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 Northern Beaches Council area;
  • 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 Northern Beaches Council area.

Data source

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

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
Northern Beaches Council area - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences2,2722.312.321,9832.242.10+289
Information Technology2,9232.973.702,1322.412.95+791
Engineering and Related Technologies8,1778.3110.007,6878.7110.38+490
Architecture and Building5,1485.234.284,6045.214.35+544
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies1,3491.371.511,3151.491.53+34
Health7,9798.118.036,3497.197.13+1,630
Education6,2766.385.655,6106.355.35+666
Management and Commerce19,02119.3418.3015,78717.8917.09+3,234
Society and Culture8,6228.769.647,2448.218.77+1,378
Creative Arts5,0385.123.423,9244.443.06+1,114
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services3,3353.393.223,3773.823.32-42
Mixed Field Programmes600.060.07850.090.10-25
Not stated or inadequately described2,4882.532.782,0702.342.69+418
No qualification25,64126.0727.0126,05529.5331.13-414
Total Persons98,329100.00100.0088,222100.00100.00+10,107

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 (19,021 people or 19.3%)
  • Society and Culture (8,622 people or 8.8%)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (8,177 people or 8.3%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 35,820 people in total or36.4% of All industries.

In comparison, New South Wales employed 18.3% in Management and Commerce; 9.6% in Society and Culture and 10.0% in Engineering and Related Technologies.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in Northern Beaches Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Creative Arts (5.1% compared to 3.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (8.3% compared to 10.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (19.3% compared to 18.3%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Architecture and Building (5.2% compared to 4.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in fields of qualifications of the total workforce in Northern Beaches Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Management and Commerce (+3,234.00 local workers)
  • Health (+1,630.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+1,378.00 local workers)
  • Creative Arts (+1,114.00 local workers)

Northern Beaches Council

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