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Acacia Gardens - Parklea

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30.3% of people in Acacia Gardens - Parklea had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Marsden Park - Shanes Park - Melonba. This represents an increase of 264 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, Acacia Gardens - Parklea'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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Derived from the Census question:

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

Highest qualification achieved
Acacia Gardens - Parklea - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Marsden Park - Shanes Park - Melonba %Number%Marsden Park - Shanes Park - Melonba %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,82030.344.61,55627.010.1+264
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4948.29.65279.14.8-33
Vocational70111.712.373912.818.7-38
No qualification1,48024.726.81,67229.051.0-192
Not stated1,50225.06.81,27922.215.4+223
Total persons aged 15+5,997100.0100.05,773100.0100.0+224
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 Acacia Gardens - Parklea in 2021 compared to Marsden Park - Shanes Park - Melonba shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 50.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 24.7% had no qualifications, compared with 66.5% and 26.8% respectively for Marsden Park - Shanes Park - Melonba.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Acacia Gardens - Parklea and Marsden Park - Shanes Park - Melonba were:

  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (30.3% compared to 44.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (24.7% compared to 26.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (8.2% compared to 9.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Acacia Gardens - Parklea between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+264 persons)
  • No qualifications (-192 persons)

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