East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Engineering and Related Technologies is the most common qualification for workers in the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula.

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 East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula;
  • 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 East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula.

Data source

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

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Northern TerritoryNumber%. Northern Territory2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences671.451.84541.211.70+13
Information Technology350.752.06210.471.47+14
Engineering and Related Technologies81717.7312.0780618.0715.42+11
Architecture and Building1934.193.441994.464.43-6
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies1292.802.13731.631.99+56
Health3998.669.613427.667.77+57
Education3407.386.183477.785.66-7
Management and Commerce3848.3314.293768.4311.78+8
Society and Culture2946.389.782806.278.44+14
Creative Arts501.081.81430.961.63+7
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services1433.103.831162.603.62+27
Mixed Field Programmes40.080.0880.170.16-4
Not stated or inadequately described2254.883.792716.073.84-46
No qualification1,52633.1329.031,52434.1732.03+2
Total Persons4,606100.00100.004,460100.00100.00+146

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:

  • Engineering and Related Technologies (817 people or 17.7%)
  • Health (399 people or 8.7%)
  • Management and Commerce (384 people or 8.3%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 1,600 people in total or34.7% of All industries.

In comparison, Northern Territory employed 12.1% in Engineering and Related Technologies; 9.6% in Health and 14.3% in Management and Commerce.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula and Northern Territory were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (8.3% compared to 14.3%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (17.7% compared to 12.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Society and Culture (6.4% compared to 9.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Information Technology (0.8% compared to 2.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in fields of qualifications of the total workforce in East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Health (+57.00 local workers)
  • Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies (+56.00 local workers)
  • Food, Hospitality and Personal Services (+27.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+14.00 local workers)

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