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Wairoa DistrictCommunity profile

Wairoa District

Field of qualifications

In Wairoa District, 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 District, 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
Wairoa District20182006Change
Field of highest qualification levelNumber%Hawke's Bay Region %Number%Hawke's Bay Region %2006 to 2018
Agriculture, environmental and related studies1652.61.91562.52.0+9
Architecture and building931.52.11232.02.4-30
Creative arts480.71.5330.51.1+15
Education2223.54.41682.73.4+54
Engineering and related technologies2403.75.32704.36.0-30
Food, hospitality and personal services841.31.81171.91.9-33
Health2103.35.31893.04.5+21
Information technology330.50.8270.40.8+6
Management and commerce2403.75.81592.54.5+81
Natural and physical sciences390.61.4300.51.1+9
Society and culture2704.24.51923.13.7+78
Field of study not given (Although level of attainment given)99315.510.3631.01.4+930
No post-school qualification3,21950.347.43,60957.654.5-390
Not stated / included5468.57.41,12818.012.6-582
Total population aged 15+6,402100.0100.06,264100.0100.0+138
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2006 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 District shows that the three largest fields the population were qualified in were:

  • Society and culture (270 people or 4.2%)
  • Engineering and related technologies (240 people or 3.7%)
  • Management and commerce (240 people or 3.7%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 750 people in total or 11.7% of the population aged 15 years and over.

In comparison, Hawke's Bay Region had 4.5% people who studied Society and culture; 5.3% who studied Engineering and related technologies; and 5.8% who studied Management and commerce.

The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the population in Wairoa District and Hawke's Bay Region were:

  • A smaller percentage of people qualified in the field of Management and commerce (3.7% compared to 5.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people qualified in the field of Health (3.3% compared to 5.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people qualified in the field of Engineering and related technologies (3.7% compared to 5.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people qualified in the field of Education (3.5% compared to 4.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in fields of qualifications of the population in Wairoa District between 2006 and 2018 were:

  • Management and commerce (+81 people)
  • Society and culture (+78 people)
  • Education (+54 people)
  • Food, hospitality and personal services (-33 people)

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