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Inverloch - Pound Creek

Qualifications

30.5% of females in Inverloch - Pound Creek had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Phillip Island Balance. This represents an increase of 601 females since 2006.

Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Employment Status, Income and Occupation, Inverloch - Pound Creek's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Highest qualification achieved
Inverloch - Pound Creek - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Phillip Island Balance %Number%Phillip Island Balance %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree88130.526.128015.116.3+601
Advanced Diploma or Diploma33411.514.31467.99.7+187
Vocational36912.814.91699.116.8+200
No qualification1,06136.734.790248.748.1+158
Not stated2488.610.035419.19.2-107
Total persons aged 15+2,893100.0100.01,853100.0100.0+1,039
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Inverloch - Pound Creek in 2021 compared to Phillip Island Balance shows that there was a lower proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 54.8% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.7% had no qualifications, compared with 55.3% and 34.7% respectively for Phillip Island Balance.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Inverloch - Pound Creek and Phillip Island Balance were:

  • A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (30.5% compared to 26.1%)
  • A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (36.7% compared to 34.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (11.5% compared to 14.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (12.8% compared to 14.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Inverloch - Pound Creek between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+601 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+200 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+187 females)
  • No qualifications (+158 females)

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