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CENTRAL COAST
REGIONAL SNAPSHOT
2016
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Fields of Qualifications
Analysis of the fields of qualifications of the workforce shows
that the three largest fields of qualification were:
• Management and Commerce (11,199 people or 12.4%)
• Engineering and Related Technologies (8,389 people or 9.3%)
• Health (8,295 people or 9.2%)
In combination these three fields accounted for 27,883 people in
total or 30.9% of the employed workforce.
In comparison, New South Wales employed 15.7% in
Management and Commerce; 10.9% in Engineering and Related
Technologies; and 6.5% in Health.
The major differences between the fields of qualifications
of the workforce in Central Coast NSW and NSW were:
• A larger percentage of people qualified in the field of Health
(9.2% compared to 6.5%)
• A smaller percentage of people qualified in the field of
Management and Commerce (12.4% compared to 15.7%)
• A smaller percentage of people qualified in the field of
Engineering and Related Technologies (9.3% compared to
10.9%)
• A smaller percentage of people qualified in the field of
Information Technology (1.1% compared to 2.6%)
Human Capital
WORKFORCE FIELD OF QUALIFICATION 2011
0
5
10 15
20
25
30
35
40
New South Wales
Central Coast
No qualification
Management and Commerce
Engineering and Related Technologies
Health
Society and Culture
Education
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services
Architecture and Building
Not stated or inadequately described
Creative Arts
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies
Information Technology
Natural and Physical Sciences
Percentage of persons aged 15+
39%
of the workforce
have no
qualifications
SOURCE:
NIEIR (ABS 2011)