City of Port Phillip

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Management and Commerce is the most common qualification for workers in City of Port Phillip.

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 City of Port Phillip;
  • 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 City of Port Phillip.

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 Port Phillip - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences2,1762.772.601,7552.312.37+421
Information Technology4,9846.343.854,5836.033.14+401
Engineering and Related Technologies6,7508.599.676,6888.8010.06+62
Architecture and Building3,9074.974.613,3634.424.57+544
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies5710.721.535410.711.56+30
Health3,9875.078.473,3694.437.51+618
Education2,8393.615.792,4903.275.48+349
Management and Commerce19,47524.7915.8618,53724.4114.97+938
Society and Culture7,4069.429.606,6628.778.93+744
Creative Arts5,9727.603.555,3227.003.17+650
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services2,6643.393.522,7833.663.58-119
Mixed Field Programmes410.050.06600.070.08-19
Not stated or inadequately described2,4883.163.062,1832.872.93+305
No qualification15,27819.4527.7717,59323.1731.57-2,315
Total Persons78,538100.00100.0075,929100.00100.00+2,609

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 (19,475 people or 24.8%)
  • Society and Culture (7,406 people or 9.4%)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (6,750 people or 8.6%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 33,631 people in total or42.8% of All industries.

In comparison, Victoria employed 15.9% in Management and Commerce; 9.6% in Society and Culture and 9.7% in Engineering and Related Technologies.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in City of Port Phillip and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (24.8% compared to 15.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Creative Arts (7.6% compared to 3.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Health (5.1% compared to 8.5%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Information Technology (6.3% compared to 3.9%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Management and Commerce (+938.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+744.00 local workers)
  • Creative Arts (+650.00 local workers)
  • Health (+618.00 local workers)

City of Port Phillip

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