RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Management and Commerce is the most common qualification for workers in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region.

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 RDA Darling Downs and South West Region;
  • 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 RDA Darling Downs and South West Region.

Data source

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

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
RDA Darling Downs and South West Region - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences1,4801.171.821,2551.071.67+225
Information Technology1,3621.082.071,0160.871.79+346
Engineering and Related Technologies14,65511.6510.9514,31712.3111.44+338
Architecture and Building4,2983.414.554,1123.534.81+186
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies4,3593.461.493,9483.391.49+411
Health11,6529.268.879,1287.857.70+2,524
Education8,6386.875.897,5806.515.63+1,058
Management and Commerce14,81911.7814.6912,69610.9113.55+2,123
Society and Culture9,7367.749.117,5576.497.95+2,179
Creative Arts1,6821.332.571,3451.152.22+337
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services5,4414.324.214,6093.964.00+832
Mixed Field Programmes1150.090.091060.090.10+9
Not stated or inadequately described3,7582.982.963,2522.792.57+506
No qualification43,72834.7830.6645,35039.0035.00-1,622
Total Persons125,723100.00100.00116,271100.00100.00+9,452

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 (14,819 people or 11.8%)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (14,655 people or 11.7%)
  • Health (11,652 people or 9.3%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 41,126 people in total or32.7% of All industries.

In comparison, Queensland employed 14.7% in Management and Commerce; 11.0% in Engineering and Related Technologies and 8.9% in Health.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in RDA Darling Downs and South West Region and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (11.8% compared to 14.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies (3.5% compared to 1.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Society and Culture (7.7% compared to 9.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Creative Arts (1.3% compared to 2.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in fields of qualifications of the total workforce in RDA Darling Downs and South West Region between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Health (+2,524.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+2,179.00 local workers)
  • Management and Commerce (+2,123.00 local workers)
  • Education (+1,058.00 local workers)

RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

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