Flinders Council

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Health is the most common qualification for workers in the Flinders Council.

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 Flinders Council;
  • 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 Flinders Council.

Data source

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

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
Flinders Council - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. TasmaniaNumber%. Tasmania2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences40.882.2051.221.98-1
Information Technology002.15--01.41--
Engineering and Related Technologies408.889.36409.829.95--
Architecture and Building204.444.67204.914.75--
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies316.882.43266.382.41+5
Health449.778.504711.547.55-3
Education255.555.84286.875.67-3
Management and Commerce419.1113.92297.1211.11+12
Society and Culture306.669.35184.428.70+12
Creative Arts102.222.2751.221.93+5
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services224.884.29143.434.26+8
Mixed Field Programmes000.07--00.08--
Not stated or inadequately described132.883.06235.652.94-10
No qualification17037.7731.8315237.3437.19+18
Total Persons450100.00100.00407100.00100.00+43

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:

  • Health (44 people or 9.8%)
  • Management and Commerce (41 people or 9.1%)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (40 people or 8.9%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 125 people in total or27.8% of All industries.

In comparison, Tasmania employed 8.5% in Health; 13.9% in Management and Commerce and 9.4% in Engineering and Related Technologies.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in Flinders Council and Tasmania were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (9.1% compared to 13.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies (6.9% compared to 2.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Society and Culture (6.7% compared to 9.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Natural and Physical Sciences (0.9% compared to 2.2%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Society and Culture (+12.00 local workers)
  • Management and Commerce (+12.00 local workers)
  • Food, Hospitality and Personal Services (+8.00 local workers)
  • Creative Arts (+5.00 local workers)

Northern Tasmania Region

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