Paroo Shire

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Education is the most common qualification for workers in the Paroo Shire.

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 Paroo Shire;
  • 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 Paroo Shire.

Data source

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

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
Paroo Shire - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences001.8230.401.67-3
Information Technology002.0750.681.79-5
Engineering and Related Technologies507.7710.95679.1511.44-17
Architecture and Building243.734.55202.734.81+4
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies385.901.49486.551.49-10
Health497.628.87415.607.70+8
Education589.025.89415.605.63+17
Management and Commerce467.1514.69547.3713.55-8
Society and Culture507.779.11476.427.95+3
Creative Arts40.622.5760.812.22-2
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services162.484.21233.144.00-7
Mixed Field Programmes000.09--00.10--
Not stated or inadequately described446.842.96304.092.57+14
No qualification26441.0530.6634747.4035.00-83
Total Persons643100.00100.00732100.00100.00-89

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:

  • Education (58 people or 9.0%)
  • Society and Culture (50 people or 7.8%)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (50 people or 7.8%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 158 people in total or24.6% of All industries.

In comparison, Queensland employed 5.9% in Education; 9.1% in Society and Culture and 11.0% in Engineering and Related Technologies.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in Paroo Shire and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (7.2% compared to 14.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies (5.9% compared to 1.5%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Not stated or inadequately described (6.8% compared to 3.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (7.8% compared to 11.0%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Education (+17.00 local workers)
  • Not stated or inadequately described (+14.00 local workers)
  • Health (+8.00 local workers)
  • Architecture and Building (+4.00 local workers)

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