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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Otago Peninsula, there were more people with a Engineering and related technologies 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 Otago Peninsula, 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.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'Print the main subject of your highest qualification.'
| Field of qualifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otago Peninsula | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
| Field of highest qualification level | Number | % | Dunedin City % | Number | % | Dunedin City % | 2013 to 2018 |
| Agriculture, environmental and related studies | 6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -3 |
| Architecture and building | 12 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 24 | 3.7 | 2.8 | -12 |
| Creative arts | 24 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 21 | 3.2 | 2.2 | +3 |
| Education | 33 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 18 | 2.8 | 3.6 | +15 |
| Engineering and related technologies | 54 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 48 | 7.4 | 5.7 | +6 |
| Food, hospitality and personal services | 12 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 15 | 2.3 | 1.8 | -3 |
| Health | 48 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 39 | 6.0 | 5.7 | +9 |
| Information technology | 3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -3 |
| Management and commerce | 36 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 30 | 4.6 | 5.2 | +6 |
| Natural and physical sciences | 39 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 30 | 4.6 | 3.7 | +9 |
| Society and culture | 54 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 48 | 7.4 | 6.7 | +6 |
| Field of study not given (Although level of attainment given) | 66 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 21 | 3.2 | 2.2 | +45 |
| No post-school qualification | 279 | 38.0 | 46.6 | 264 | 40.6 | 47.6 | +15 |
| Not stated / included | 69 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 78 | 12.0 | 10.6 | -9 |
| Total population aged 15+ | 735 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 651 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +84 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the field of qualifications in Otago Peninsula shows that the three largest fields the population were qualified in were:
- Engineering and related technologies (54 people or 7.3%)
- Society and culture (54 people or 7.3%)
- Health (48 people or 6.5%)
In combination these three fields accounted for 156 people in total or 21.2% of the population aged 15 years and over.
In comparison, Dunedin City had 5.4% people who studied Engineering and related technologies; 6.9% who studied Society and culture; and 6.5% who studied Health.
The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the population in Otago Peninsula and Dunedin City were:
- A larger percentage of people qualified in the field of Engineering and related technologies (7.3% compared to 5.4%)
- A larger percentage of people qualified in the field of Natural and physical sciences (5.3% compared to 3.9%)
- A larger percentage of people qualified in the field of Creative arts (3.3% compared to 2.4%)
- A smaller percentage of people qualified in the field of Management and commerce (4.9% compared to 6.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in fields of qualifications of the population in Otago Peninsula between 2013 and 2018 were:
- Education (+15 people)
- Architecture and building (-12 people)
- Health (+9 people)
- Natural and physical sciences (+9 people)
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