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Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves

Qualifications

22.2% of people in Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Wellington Shire Council. This represents an increase of 404 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, Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves'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
Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Wellington Shire Council %Number%Wellington Shire Council %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,17217.213.867513.411.5+496
Advanced Diploma or Diploma78411.58.451910.37.7+265
Vocational1,50922.224.51,10421.923.7+404
No qualification2,55837.642.32,09041.542.4+468
Not stated77211.411.064912.914.7+122
Total persons aged 15+6,795100.0100.05,039100.0100.0+1,756
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 Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves in 2021 compared to Wellington Shire Council 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, 51.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 37.6% had no qualifications, compared with 46.7% and 42.3% respectively for Wellington Shire Council.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves and Wellington Shire Council were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (17.2% compared to 13.8%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (11.5% compared to 8.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (37.6% compared to 42.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (22.2% compared to 24.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Cowes - Ventnor - Silverleaves between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+496 persons)
  • No qualifications (+468 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+404 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+265 persons)

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