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Bass Coast ShireCommunity profile

Rural Balance

Qualifications

24.8% of people in Rural Balance had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Bass Coast Shire. This represents an increase of 121 people since 2016.

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, Rural Balance'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
Rural Balance - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree49718.117.827712.813.3+219
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2669.710.01858.69.0+80
Vocational68224.823.156125.923.1+121
No qualification1,00036.438.591342.241.8+86
Not stated30311.010.622710.512.9+75
Total persons aged 15+2,748100.0100.02,166100.0100.0+582
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Rural Balance in 2021 compared to Bass Coast Shire shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 52.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.4% had no qualifications, compared with 50.9% and 38.5% respectively for Bass Coast Shire.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Rural Balance and Bass Coast Shire were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (24.8% compared to 23.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (36.4% compared to 38.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Rural Balance between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+219 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+121 persons)
  • No qualifications (+86 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+80 persons)

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