City of Canterbury Bankstown

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Management and Commerce is the most common qualification for workers in City of Canterbury Bankstown.

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 City of Canterbury Bankstown;
  • 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 City of Canterbury Bankstown.

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 Canterbury Bankstown - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences1,7691.782.321,5201.602.10+249
Information Technology3,0253.043.702,1182.232.95+907
Engineering and Related Technologies10,67310.7410.0010,77411.3610.38-101
Architecture and Building3,7543.784.283,5083.704.35+246
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies6130.611.516690.701.53-56
Health7,4407.498.035,9316.257.13+1,509
Education7,1887.235.656,5916.955.35+597
Management and Commerce16,30316.4118.3013,90414.6617.09+2,399
Society and Culture8,2218.279.647,3197.728.77+902
Creative Arts2,1502.163.421,6311.723.06+519
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services2,7882.803.222,7872.943.32+1
Mixed Field Programmes1100.110.071260.130.10-16
Not stated or inadequately described2,9602.982.782,7052.852.69+255
No qualification32,31732.5427.0135,19737.1331.13-2,880
Total Persons99,311100.00100.0094,780100.00100.00+4,531

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 (16,303 people or 16.4%)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (10,673 people or 10.7%)
  • Society and Culture (8,221 people or 8.3%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 35,197 people in total or35.4% of All industries.

In comparison, New South Wales employed 18.3% in Management and Commerce; 10.0% in Engineering and Related Technologies and 9.6% in Society and Culture.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in City of Canterbury Bankstown and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (16.4% compared to 18.3%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Education (7.2% compared to 5.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Society and Culture (8.3% compared to 9.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Creative Arts (2.2% compared to 3.4%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Management and Commerce (+2,399.00 local workers)
  • Health (+1,509.00 local workers)
  • Information Technology (+907.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+902.00 local workers)

City of Canterbury Bankstown

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