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Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill

Qualifications

23.2% of people in Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the City of Greater Bendigo. This represents an increase of 216 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, Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill'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
Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Greater Bendigo %Number%City of Greater Bendigo %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,25612.919.792110.516.3+335
Advanced Diploma or Diploma7838.19.16447.38.2+139
Vocational2,25223.222.82,03623.122.4+216
No qualification4,31544.439.64,15947.341.9+156
Not stated1,10411.48.81,04011.811.2+64
Total persons aged 15+9,710100.0100.08,800100.0100.0+910
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 Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill in 2021 compared to the City of Greater Bendigo shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 44.2% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 44.4% had no qualifications, compared with 51.7% and 39.6% respectively for the City of Greater Bendigo.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill and the City of Greater Bendigo were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (44.4% compared to 39.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (12.9% compared to 19.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (8.1% compared to 9.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+335 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+216 persons)
  • No qualifications (+156 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+139 persons)

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