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Wairoa DistrictCommunity profile

Wairoa

Field of qualifications

In Wairoa, there were more people with a Society and culture qualification than any other field of qualification in 2018.

The field of qualification information indicates, for the highest qualification the person has received, what was the primary field of study. This is likely to have some relationship to the person’s current occupation, but this is not necessarily the case. The field of study relates to a number of factors, such as:

  • The age of the population;
  • The aspirations of people to enter a particular industry or profession;
  • The availability of jobs related to fields of qualification, and;
  • The types of occupations which are available in an area or industry.

In Wairoa, the population's field of qualifications, in conjunction with Income statistics, Occupations and Educational Qualifications, is an important indicator of the skills that are available in the community.

Please note:Stats NZ has given Field of qualification data for the 2018 Census a quality rating of "poor". This indicates there may be some minor issues looking at the comparisons to 2013 and 2006. Users should avoid concluding that any change in the categories is purely due to real world change. See Stats NZ’s DataInfo+ for specific information on what this rating means and recommendations for use.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Print the main subject of your highest qualification.'

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Field of qualifications
Wairoa20182013Change
Field of highest qualification levelNumber%Wairoa District %Number%Wairoa District %2013 to 2018
Agriculture, environmental and related studies601.82.6481.63.0+12
Architecture and building511.51.5571.92.0-6
Creative arts240.70.7240.80.70
Education1083.23.5782.63.1+30
Engineering and related technologies1233.63.71294.34.1-6
Food, hospitality and personal services481.41.3602.01.9-12
Health1083.23.3903.03.0+18
Information technology240.70.5240.80.70
Management and commerce1053.13.7752.52.7+30
Natural and physical sciences150.40.6180.60.5-3
Society and culture1474.34.21083.63.3+39
Field of study not given (Although level of attainment given)52215.315.5511.71.9+471
No post-school qualification1,77352.050.31,77958.957.3-6
Not stated / included3008.88.548015.915.9-180
Total population aged 15+3,408100.0100.03,021100.0100.0+387
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Poor
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the field of qualifications in Wairoa shows that the three largest fields the population were qualified in were:

  • Society and culture (147 people or 4.3%)
  • Engineering and related technologies (123 people or 3.6%)
  • Education (108 people or 3.2%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 378 people in total or 11.1% of the population aged 15 years and over.

In comparison, Wairoa District had 4.2% people who studied Society and culture; 3.7% who studied Engineering and related technologies; and 3.5% who studied Education.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the population in Wairoa and Wairoa District were:

  • A larger percentage of people qualified in the field of Information technology (0.7% compared to 0.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people qualified in the field of Agriculture, environmental and related studies (1.8% compared to 2.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people qualified in the field of Management and commerce (3.1% compared to 3.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people qualified in the field of Education (3.2% compared to 3.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in fields of qualifications of the population in Wairoa between 2013 and 2018 were:

  • Society and culture (+39 people)
  • Education (+30 people)
  • Management and commerce (+30 people)
  • Health (+18 people)

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