Meander Valley Council

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Management and Commerce is the most common qualification for workers in Meander Valley Council.

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 Meander Valley Council;
  • 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 Meander Valley Council.

Data source

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

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
Meander Valley Council - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. TasmaniaNumber%. Tasmania2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences771.422.20911.651.98-14
Information Technology571.052.15430.781.41+14
Engineering and Related Technologies4909.049.364949.009.95-4
Architecture and Building2694.964.672073.774.75+62
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies3175.842.432955.372.41+22
Health2674.928.504588.347.55-191
Education3346.165.842654.825.67+69
Management and Commerce5399.9413.924668.4911.11+73
Society and Culture3676.779.353626.598.70+5
Creative Arts981.802.27761.381.93+22
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services2725.014.292664.844.26+6
Mixed Field Programmes40.070.0760.100.08-2
Not stated or inadequately described1723.173.061873.402.94-15
No qualification2,15639.7831.832,27141.3837.19-115
Total Persons5,419100.00100.005,487100.00100.00-68

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 (539 people or 9.9%)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (490 people or 9.0%)
  • Society and Culture (367 people or 6.8%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 1,396 people in total or25.7% of All industries.

In comparison, Tasmania employed 13.9% in Management and Commerce; 9.4% in Engineering and Related Technologies and 9.4% in Society and Culture.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in Meander Valley Council and Tasmania were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (9.9% compared to 13.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Health (4.9% compared to 8.5%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies (5.8% compared to 2.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Society and Culture (6.8% compared to 9.4%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Management and Commerce (+73.00 local workers)
  • Education (+69.00 local workers)
  • Architecture and Building (+62.00 local workers)
  • Creative Arts (+22.00 local workers)

State Growth Tasmania

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