City of Wodonga

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

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

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 Wodonga;
  • 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 Wodonga.

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 Wodonga - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences2441.152.602161.142.37+28
Information Technology2511.183.852211.173.14+30
Engineering and Related Technologies2,70612.799.672,65514.1110.06+51
Architecture and Building9294.394.617794.144.57+150
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies3941.861.533311.751.56+63
Health1,8508.748.471,5728.357.51+278
Education1,5897.515.791,2146.455.48+375
Management and Commerce2,66512.5915.862,32312.3514.97+342
Society and Culture1,8958.959.601,5778.388.93+318
Creative Arts3231.523.552641.403.17+59
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services8423.973.526963.703.58+146
Mixed Field Programmes270.120.06230.120.08+4
Not stated or inadequately described5972.823.065632.992.93+34
No qualification6,84532.3527.776,37333.8831.57+472
Total Persons21,157100.00100.0018,807100.00100.00+2,350

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 (2,706 people or 12.8%)
  • Management and Commerce (2,665 people or 12.6%)
  • Society and Culture (1,895 people or 9.0%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 7,266 people in total or34.3% of All industries.

In comparison, Victoria employed 9.7% in Engineering and Related Technologies; 15.9% in Management and Commerce and 9.6% in Society and Culture.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in City of Wodonga and Victoria were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (12.6% compared to 15.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (12.8% compared to 9.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Information Technology (1.2% compared to 3.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Creative Arts (1.5% compared to 3.6%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Education (+375.00 local workers)
  • Management and Commerce (+342.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+318.00 local workers)
  • Health (+278.00 local workers)

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