Wairoa District
Qualifications of workforce
In 2013, 33.8% of the workforce in the Wairoa District had a tertiary qualification, compared to 45.6% in Hawke's Bay Region.
Qualification levels help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of workers in a particular industry.
The level of qualifications in a workforce relate to a number of factors including:
- The age of the workforce;
- The skill and qualification level required to work in an area;
- The professional or working ambitions of people (to seek education as youth or retraining as adults);
- The opportunities afforded to people to continue studying beyond compulsory schooling.
Educational Qualification statistics should be looked at in conjunction with Workforce Industries , Workforce Occupation and Workforce Field of Qualification data as well as information on the Level and Field of Qualification of residents for a full education analysis for Wairoa District.
Derived from the Census questions:
'What is your highest secondary school qualification?', 'Apart from secondary school qualifications do you have another completed qualification?', and 'Print your highest qualification level and the main subject.'
Workforce, by place of work, regardless of residence
| Workforce highest qualification achieved | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wairoa District | 2013 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Hawke's Bay Region % | Number | % | Hawke's Bay Region % | 2006 to 2013 | |
| Higher degree | 66 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 45 | 1.5 | 3.1 | +21 | 680 |
| Bachelor degree | 219 | 7.8 | 13.6 | 162 | 5.3 | 9.6 | +57 | 681 |
| Post school (excluding university) | 663 | 23.7 | 27.2 | 639 | 21.0 | 23.0 | +24 | 682 |
| School qualification | 981 | 35.0 | 34.6 | 120 | 3.9 | 5.0 | +861 | 683 |
| No qualification | 708 | 25.3 | 16.6 | 1,773 | 58.2 | 52.3 | -1,065 | 684 |
| Not stated / included | 165 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 306 | 10.0 | 7.0 | -141 | 685 |
| Total people | 2,802 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,045 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -243 | |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2006 and 2013. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window) , the population experts.
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the workforce in the Wairoa District in 2013 compared to the Hawke's Bay Region shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Higher degrees, Bachelor degrees and Post School (excluding university) qualifications), and a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 68.8% of the workforce held educational qualifications, and 25.3% had no qualifications, compared with 80.2% and 16.6% respectively for the Hawke's Bay Region.
The major differences between the qualifications held by the workforce in the Wairoa District and the Hawke's Bay Region were:
- A larger percentage of people with no qualification (25.3% compared to 16.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people with bachelor degrees (7.8% compared to 13.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people with post school qualifications (excluding university) (23.7% compared to 27.2%)
- A smaller percentage of people with higher degrees (2.4% compared to 4.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications held by the workforce in the Wairoa District between 2006 and 2013 were:
- No qualification (-1,065 people)
- School qualification (+861 people)
- Bachelor degree (+57 people)