City of Melville

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

Health is the most common qualification for workers in the City of Melville.

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 Melville;
  • 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 Melville.

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 Melville - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences1,7363.852.661,6504.112.47+86
Information Technology8961.992.066621.651.79+234
Engineering and Related Technologies3,0856.8513.742,8147.0114.41+271
Architecture and Building1,2862.853.961,1572.884.34+129
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies4841.071.584911.221.57-7
Health9,26920.598.457,36718.377.48+1,902
Education3,0986.886.012,6176.525.72+481
Management and Commerce6,18613.7413.885,22813.0412.92+958
Society and Culture3,4607.688.153,0287.557.23+432
Creative Arts1,3142.922.451,0082.512.11+306
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services1,7553.903.881,5353.823.72+220
Mixed Field Programmes360.080.08370.090.10-1
Not stated or inadequately described1,0322.292.907731.922.49+259
No qualification11,36025.2430.1411,72429.2433.59-364
Total Persons44,997100.00100.0040,091100.00100.00+4,906

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:

  • Health (9,269 people or 20.6%)
  • Management and Commerce (6,186 people or 13.7%)
  • Society and Culture (3,460 people or 7.7%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 18,915 people in total or42.0% of All industries.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 8.5% in Health; 13.9% in Management and Commerce and 8.2% in Society and Culture.

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

  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Health (20.6% compared to 8.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (6.9% compared to 13.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Natural and Physical Sciences (3.9% compared to 2.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Architecture and Building (2.9% compared to 4.0%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Health (+1,902.00 local workers)
  • Management and Commerce (+958.00 local workers)
  • Education (+481.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+432.00 local workers)

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