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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Dunedin City, 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:
In Dunedin City, 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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Dunedin City | 2018 | 2006 | Change | ||||
Field of highest qualification level | Number | % | Abbotsford % | Number | % | Abbotsford % | 2006 to 2018 |
Agriculture, environmental and related studies | 1,017 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 936 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +81 |
Architecture and building | 2,544 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 2,664 | 2.7 | 4.9 | -120 |
Creative arts | 2,547 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1,746 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +801 |
Education | 4,542 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3,516 | 3.6 | 1.8 | +1,026 |
Engineering and related technologies | 5,724 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 5,727 | 5.8 | 7.4 | -3 |
Food, hospitality and personal services | 1,770 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1,803 | 1.8 | 2.1 | -33 |
Health | 6,870 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 5,214 | 5.3 | 2.3 | +1,656 |
Information technology | 1,221 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 972 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +249 |
Management and commerce | 6,480 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 5,097 | 5.2 | 4.7 | +1,383 |
Natural and physical sciences | 4,182 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 3,045 | 3.1 | 0.8 | +1,137 |
Society and culture | 7,386 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 6,156 | 6.2 | 3.4 | +1,230 |
Field of study not given (Although level of attainment given) | 6,975 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 1,155 | 1.2 | 0.8 | +5,820 |
No post-school qualification | 49,593 | 46.6 | 53.5 | 50,568 | 51.2 | 59.1 | -975 |
Not stated / included | 5,493 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 10,110 | 10.2 | 11.2 | -4,617 |
Total population aged 15+ | 106,344 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98,709 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +7,635 |
Analysis of the field of qualifications in Dunedin City shows that the three largest fields the population were qualified in were:
In combination these three fields accounted for 20,736 people in total or 19.5% of the population aged 15 years and over.
In comparison, Abbotsford had 3.7% people who studied Society and culture; 4.4% who studied Health; and 6.8% who studied Management and commerce.
The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the population in Dunedin City and Abbotsford were:
The largest changes in fields of qualifications of the population in Dunedin City between 2006 and 2018 were:
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