Broome

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Management and Commerce is the most common qualification for workers in the Broome.

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 Broome;
  • 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 Broome.

Data source

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

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
Broome - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences1742.172.661261.702.47+48
Information Technology720.902.06470.631.79+25
Engineering and Related Technologies88611.0813.7485311.5214.41+33
Architecture and Building3454.313.962984.024.34+47
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies1952.441.582233.011.57-28
Health83710.478.456789.157.48+159
Education6768.456.015857.905.72+91
Management and Commerce98012.2613.8883211.2312.92+148
Society and Culture7198.998.156418.657.23+78
Creative Arts2052.562.451972.662.11+8
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services3614.513.883815.143.72-20
Mixed Field Programmes60.070.0860.080.10--
Not stated or inadequately described3764.702.902853.842.49+91
No qualification2,15927.0130.142,25130.4033.59-92
Total Persons7,991100.00100.007,403100.00100.00+588

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 (980 people or 12.3%)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (886 people or 11.1%)
  • Health (837 people or 10.5%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 2,703 people in total or33.8% of All industries.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 13.9% in Management and Commerce; 13.7% in Engineering and Related Technologies and 8.5% in Health.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in Broome and Western Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (11.1% compared to 13.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Education (8.5% compared to 6.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Health (10.5% compared to 8.5%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Not stated or inadequately described (4.7% compared to 2.9%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Health (+159.00 local workers)
  • Management and Commerce (+148.00 local workers)
  • Not stated or inadequately described (+91.00 local workers)
  • Education (+91.00 local workers)

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