City of Onkaparinga

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

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

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 Onkaparinga;
  • 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 Onkaparinga.

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 Onkaparinga - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. South AustraliaNumber%. South Australia2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences6961.562.155611.482.04+135
Information Technology4721.062.263370.891.76+135
Engineering and Related Technologies4,1019.2210.323,77910.0110.80+322
Architecture and Building1,7143.853.661,3213.503.63+393
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies8461.901.906651.761.87+181
Health3,8148.589.393,0368.048.61+778
Education3,6658.245.612,9787.895.39+687
Management and Commerce4,85110.9114.023,95310.4712.93+898
Society and Culture4,53510.209.633,5779.488.86+958
Creative Arts9692.182.406141.622.03+355
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services2,0894.693.731,6604.403.63+429
Mixed Field Programmes350.070.06330.080.09+2
Not stated or inadequately described1,0722.412.648672.292.52+205
No qualification15,58835.0732.1514,34438.0235.78+1,244
Total Persons44,447100.00100.0037,725100.00100.00+6,722

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 (4,851 people or 10.9%)
  • Society and Culture (4,535 people or 10.2%)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (4,101 people or 9.2%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 13,487 people in total or30.3% of All industries.

In comparison, South Australia employed 14.0% in Management and Commerce; 9.6% in Society and Culture and 10.3% in Engineering and Related Technologies.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in City of Onkaparinga and South Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (10.9% compared to 14.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Education (8.2% compared to 5.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Information Technology (1.1% compared to 2.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Engineering and Related Technologies (9.2% compared to 10.3%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Society and Culture (+958.00 local workers)
  • Management and Commerce (+898.00 local workers)
  • Health (+778.00 local workers)
  • Education (+687.00 local workers)

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