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Broken Hill CityCommunity profile

Broken Hill City

Qualifications

23.6% of people in Broken Hill City had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Regional NSW. This represents an increase of 698 people 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, Broken Hill City'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
Broken Hill City - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,52210.417.89476.110.4+575
Advanced Diploma or Diploma8936.18.75443.56.2+349
Vocational3,44623.624.42,74817.720.1+698
No qualification6,97347.839.18,79556.550.3-1,822
Not stated1,75712.010.02,52916.313.0-772
Total persons aged 15+14,591100.0100.015,563100.0100.0-972
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Broken Hill City in 2021 compared to Regional NSW 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, 40.2% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 47.8% had no qualifications, compared with 50.9% and 39.1% respectively for Regional NSW.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Broken Hill City and Regional NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (47.8% compared to 39.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (10.4% compared to 17.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (6.1% compared to 8.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Broken Hill City between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (-1,822 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+698 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+575 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+349 persons)

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