City of Sydney

Local workers - Field of qualification - All industries

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

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 Sydney;
  • 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 Sydney.

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 Sydney - All industries20212016Change
Field of qualification (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Natural and Physical Sciences18,5233.422.3215,1483.032.10+3,375
Information Technology47,3098.753.7033,6476.752.95+13,662
Engineering and Related Technologies39,8477.3710.0034,1536.8510.38+5,694
Architecture and Building15,4562.854.2814,2842.864.35+1,172
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies2,7290.501.512,7900.551.53-61
Health23,2754.308.0319,1413.847.13+4,134
Education10,1671.885.6510,5792.125.35-412
Management and Commerce169,79031.4018.30145,84529.2617.09+23,945
Society and Culture77,26214.299.6467,00213.448.77+10,260
Creative Arts35,1296.493.4231,7436.363.06+3,386
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services11,4312.113.2212,3282.473.32-897
Mixed Field Programmes2740.050.075100.100.10-236
Not stated or inadequately described14,4922.682.7812,8282.572.69+1,664
No qualification74,94013.8627.0198,42019.7431.13-23,480
Total Persons540,624100.00100.00498,418100.00100.00+42,206

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 (169,790 people or 31.4%)
  • Society and Culture (77,262 people or 14.3%)
  • Information Technology (47,309 people or 8.8%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 294,361 people in total or54.4% of All industries.

In comparison, New South Wales employed 18.3% in Management and Commerce; 9.6% in Society and Culture and 3.7% in Information Technology.

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

  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Management and Commerce (31.4% compared to 18.3%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Information Technology (8.8% compared to 3.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Society and Culture (14.3% compared to 9.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers qualified in the field of Education (1.9% compared to 5.7%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Management and Commerce (+23,945.00 local workers)
  • Information Technology (+13,662.00 local workers)
  • Society and Culture (+10,260.00 local workers)
  • Engineering and Related Technologies (+5,694.00 local workers)

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