City of Wanneroo

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Engineering and Related Technologies is the most common qualification for workers in the City of Wanneroo.

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 City of Wanneroo;
  • 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 City of Wanneroo.

Data source

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

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
City of Wanneroo - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences7281.392.665401.222.47+188
Information Technology6741.282.064971.121.79+177
Engineering and Related Technologies6,50112.4313.745,97413.5714.41+527
Architecture and Building2,7425.243.962,4035.464.34+339
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies6011.151.585121.161.57+89
Health2,9075.568.452,1434.877.48+764
Education4,6608.916.013,7858.605.72+875
Management and Commerce5,74810.9913.884,3369.8512.92+1,412
Society and Culture3,7437.168.152,8076.377.23+936
Creative Arts1,0181.942.457261.652.11+292
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services2,2584.323.881,7513.973.72+507
Mixed Field Programmes550.100.08520.110.10+3
Not stated or inadequately described1,4822.832.901,0462.372.49+436
No qualification19,14236.6230.1417,42839.6033.59+1,714
Total Persons52,259100.00100.0044,000100.00100.00+8,259

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 (6,501 people or 12.4%)
  • Management and Commerce (5,748 people or 11.0%)
  • Education (4,660 people or 8.9%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 16,909 people in total or32.3% of All industries.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 13.7% in Engineering and Related Technologies; 13.9% in Management and Commerce and 6.0% in Education.

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

  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Education (8.9% compared to 6.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (11.0% compared to 13.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Health (5.6% compared to 8.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (12.4% compared to 13.7%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Management and Commerce (+1,412.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+936.00 local workers)
  • Education (+875.00 local workers)
  • Health (+764.00 local workers)

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