Field of study
/v1/lga/{lga_name}/area-stats/field-of-study5¢ per callWhat residents studied for their post-school qualification: engineering, health, management and commerce, IT, education, creative arts, trades and more, as counts and shares for every suburb and council area.
Coverage: About 8,900 suburbs and localities and 543 council areas across Australia, in all states and territories (areas with too few people or homes for reliable figures are left out); one snapshot at 10 August 2021. Current to 2021-08-10. Full description, field list and method: /v1/datasets/field-of-study.
Authorization
Request
The only values you send. Fields under Responses below are what comes back — you never pass those.
Path parameters
lga_namestringrequiredCouncil (LGA) name exactly as /v1/lga/list returns it, e.g. `Lake Macquarie`.
Query parameters
fieldsstringoptionalComma-separated subset of: total_with_qualification, natural_and_physical_sciences_count, natural_and_physical_sciences_pct, information_technology_count, information_technology_pct, engineering_count, engineering_pct, architecture_and_building_count, architecture_and_building_pct, agriculture_and_environment_count, agriculture_and_environment_pct, health_count, health_pct, education_count, education_pct, management_and_commerce_count, management_and_commerce_pct, society_and_culture_count, society_and_culture_pct, creative_arts_count, creative_arts_pct, food_hospitality_and_personal_services_count, food_hospitality_and_personal_services_pct, mixed_field_programmes_count, mixed_field_programmes_pct, field_inadequately_described_count, field_inadequately_described_pct, field_not_stated_count, field_not_stated_pct. Omit for all.
fromstringoptionalFirst period to include: 2020, 2020-Q3, 2020-07 or 2020-07-01.
tostringoptionalLast period to include, same formats as `from`.
Responses
Successful Response
datasetstringalways returnedDataset slug; describe it with /v1/datasets/{slug}.
levelstringalways returnedsuburb, lga or block.
areastringalways returnedCanonical name (or mesh-block code) of the area answered.
period_typestringalways returnedsnapshot, year, financial_year, quarter or month.
as_ofstring · datealways returnedDate the dataset is current to. Values are never withheld for age; check this instead.
modelledbooleanalways returnedTrue when the figures are estimates from a model rather than counts or measurements.
fieldsarray of DatasetFieldSeriesalways returned/v1/lga/{lga_name}/area-stats/field-of-studycurl --request GET \
--url 'https://api.microburbs.com.au/v1/lga/Lake%20Macquarie/area-stats/field-of-study' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer test'{
"data": {
"dataset": "field-of-study",
"level": "lga",
"area": "Waverley",
"period_type": "snapshot",
"as_of": "2021-08-10",
"modelled": false,
"fields": [
{
"field": "total_with_qualification",
"name": "Residents with a post-school qualification",
"unit": "persons",
"values": [
{
"period": "2021-08-10",
"period_start": "2021-08-10",
"value": 45911
}
]
},
{
"field": "natural_and_physical_sciences_count",
"name": "Natural and physical sciences",
"unit": "persons",
"values": [
{
"period": "2021-08-10",
"period_start": "2021-08-10",
"value": 1365
}
]
},
{
"field": "natural_and_physical_sciences_pct",
"name": "Natural and physical sciences: share of residents with a post-school qualification",
"unit": "%",
"values": [
{
"period": "2021-08-10",
"period_start": "2021-08-10",
"value": 2.97
}
]
}
]
}
}About this dataset
About 8,900 suburbs and localities and 543 council areas across Australia, in all states and territories (areas with too few people or homes for reliable figures are left out); one snapshot at 10 August 2021. Current to 2021-08-10; refreshed five-yearly.
What it is
The main field of the highest post-school qualification held by residents aged 15 and over on 10 August 2021, in twelve broad fields from natural and physical sciences to food, hospitality and personal services, for every suburb and council area.
What it shows
Qualified residents by field of study, each as a head-count and as a share of residents who hold a post-school qualification, plus the total. Counts and shares are separate fields (for example health_count and health_pct).
Why use it
Field of study shows a suburb's skills base better than job titles do: where the engineers, nurses, teachers, accountants and IT graduates live. Use it to plan recruitment or office locations, to size demand for professional services and further study, to find suburbs with a strong trade or health workforce, or to add a skills profile to a suburb report.
How it is built
The base is residents aged 15 and over who hold a post-school qualification, including those whose field or level was not stated; people with no post-school qualification are not in it. Each person is counted once, under the field of their highest qualification. Areas with fewer than 50 qualified residents are left out. Our 2021 area statistics, matched to our suburb and council-area names. Figures are a snapshot at 10 August 2021 (the latest full count), so they describe the area then, not today. To protect privacy the source lightly randomises small numbers, so a count of 0, 3 or 6 can be approximate and shares in small areas jump around: check the base field before trusting a percentage. Shares are rounded to two decimals and capped at 100.
Fields
| Field | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
total_with_qualificationResidents with a post-school qualification | persons | Residents aged 15 and over holding a post-school qualification (including field not stated), the base for every share. |
natural_and_physical_sciences_countNatural and physical sciences | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Natural and physical sciences (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
natural_and_physical_sciences_pctNatural and physical sciences: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Natural and physical sciences as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |
information_technology_countInformation technology | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Information technology (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
information_technology_pctInformation technology: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Information technology as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |
engineering_countEngineering and related technologies | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Engineering and related technologies (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
engineering_pctEngineering and related technologies: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Engineering and related technologies as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |
architecture_and_building_countArchitecture and building | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Architecture and building (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
architecture_and_building_pctArchitecture and building: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Architecture and building as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |
agriculture_and_environment_countAgriculture, environmental and related studies | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Agriculture, environmental and related studies (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
agriculture_and_environment_pctAgriculture, environmental and related studies: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Agriculture, environmental and related studies as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |
health_countHealth | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Health (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
health_pctHealth: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Health as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |
education_countEducation | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Education (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
education_pctEducation: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Education as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |
management_and_commerce_countManagement and commerce | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Management and commerce (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
management_and_commerce_pctManagement and commerce: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Management and commerce as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |
society_and_culture_countSociety and culture | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Society and culture (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
society_and_culture_pctSociety and culture: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Society and culture as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |
creative_arts_countCreative arts | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Creative arts (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
creative_arts_pctCreative arts: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Creative arts as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |
food_hospitality_and_personal_services_countFood, hospitality and personal services | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Food, hospitality and personal services (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
food_hospitality_and_personal_services_pctFood, hospitality and personal services: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Food, hospitality and personal services as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |
mixed_field_programmes_countMixed field programmes | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Mixed field programmes (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
mixed_field_programmes_pctMixed field programmes: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Mixed field programmes as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |
field_inadequately_described_countField of study inadequately described | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Field of study inadequately described (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
field_inadequately_described_pctField of study inadequately described: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Field of study inadequately described as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |
field_not_stated_countField of study not stated | persons | Number of residents whose highest post-school qualification is in: Field of study not stated (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
field_not_stated_pctField of study not stated: share of residents with a post-school qualification | % | Field of study not stated as a percent of all residents with a post-school qualification in the area. |