Whitsunday

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Engineering and Related Technologies is the most common qualification for workers in Whitsunday.

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 Whitsunday;
  • 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 Whitsunday.

Data source

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

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Local workers field of qualification - Summary
Whitsunday - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences2251.321.821500.991.67+75
Information Technology1150.672.07810.531.79+34
Engineering and Related Technologies2,33313.6810.952,16714.3411.44+166
Architecture and Building7854.604.557084.684.81+77
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies3432.011.493262.151.49+17
Health9775.738.877404.897.70+237
Education9155.365.897695.095.63+146
Management and Commerce1,85110.8514.691,54710.2413.55+304
Society and Culture1,0976.439.119106.027.95+187
Creative Arts2861.672.572001.322.22+86
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services1,1316.634.219956.584.00+136
Mixed Field Programmes80.040.09300.190.10-22
Not stated or inadequately described6243.662.965303.502.57+94
No qualification6,35537.2830.665,95139.4035.00+404
Total Persons17,045100.00100.0015,104100.00100.00+1,941

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 (2,333 people or 13.7%)
  • Management and Commerce (1,851 people or 10.9%)
  • Food, Hospitality and Personal Services (1,131 people or 6.6%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 5,315 people in total or31.2% of All industries.

In comparison, Queensland employed 11.0% in Engineering and Related Technologies; 14.7% in Management and Commerce and 4.2% in Food, Hospitality and Personal Services.

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

  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (10.9% compared to 14.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Health (5.7% compared to 8.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (13.7% compared to 11.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Society and Culture (6.4% compared to 9.1%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Management and Commerce (+304.00 local workers)
  • Health (+237.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+187.00 local workers)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (+166.00 local workers)

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