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Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter

Qualifications

29.5% of people in Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Edmonton. This represents an increase of 1,258 people since 2001.

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, Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter'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
Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Edmonton %Number%Edmonton %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree88612.610.02536.35.5+633
Advanced Diploma or Diploma6489.28.71584.04.3+489
Vocational2,06529.528.280720.220.2+1,258
No qualification2,71338.741.12,37059.560.0+342
Not stated6959.912.039710.010.0+298
Total persons aged 15+7,007100.0100.03,987100.0100.0+3,020
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter in 2021 compared to Edmonton 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, 51.4% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.7% had no qualifications, compared with 46.9% and 41.1% respectively for Edmonton.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter and Edmonton were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (12.6% compared to 10.0%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (29.5% compared to 28.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (38.7% compared to 41.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Gordonvale - Goldsborough - Mount Peter between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+1,258 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+633 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+489 persons)
  • No qualifications (+342 persons)

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