City of Kingston

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

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

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 Kingston;
  • 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 Kingston.

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 Kingston - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences1,8902.252.601,4661.982.37+424
Information Technology2,6183.123.851,8572.513.14+761
Engineering and Related Technologies10,59912.659.6710,25013.8810.06+349
Architecture and Building3,7394.464.613,0634.144.57+676
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies8360.991.537300.981.56+106
Health5,1826.188.473,4694.697.51+1,713
Education4,1454.945.793,3194.495.48+826
Management and Commerce13,16315.7115.8610,98114.8714.97+2,182
Society and Culture5,9737.139.604,9406.688.93+1,033
Creative Arts2,8123.353.552,0972.833.17+715
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services3,1123.713.522,6853.633.58+427
Mixed Field Programmes520.060.06680.090.08-16
Not stated or inadequately described2,4752.953.061,9902.692.93+485
No qualification27,16632.4327.7726,92736.4631.57+239
Total Persons83,762100.00100.0073,842100.00100.00+9,920

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 (13,163 people or 15.7%)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (10,599 people or 12.7%)
  • Society and Culture (5,973 people or 7.1%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 29,735 people in total or35.5% of All industries.

In comparison, Victoria employed 15.9% in Management and Commerce; 9.7% 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 Kingston and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (12.7% compared to 9.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Society and Culture (7.1% compared to 9.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Health (6.2% compared to 8.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Education (4.9% compared to 5.8%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Management and Commerce (+2,182.00 local workers)
  • Health (+1,713.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+1,033.00 local workers)
  • Education (+826.00 local workers)

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