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Rural Residential

Qualifications

27.1% of males in Rural Residential had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Claymore. This represents an increase of 882 males 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, Rural Residential'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
Rural Residential - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Claymore %Number%Claymore %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,06427.114.818215.00.8+882
Advanced Diploma or Diploma3639.36.4756.21.8+287
Vocational91023.212.234128.110.7+569
No qualification1,27932.648.541133.959.3+867
Not stated3057.818.220316.727.4+102
Total persons aged 15+3,921100.0100.01,214100.0100.0+2,707
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 male population in Rural Residential in 2021 compared to Claymore shows that there was a higher proportion of males holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of males with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 59.6% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 32.6% had no qualifications, compared with 33.3% and 48.5% respectively for Claymore.

The major differences between qualifications held by the male population of Rural Residential and Claymore were:

  • A larger percentage of males with Bachelor or Higher degrees (27.1% compared to 14.8%)
  • A larger percentage of males with Vocational qualifications (23.2% compared to 12.2%)
  • A larger percentage of males with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.3% compared to 6.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of males with No qualifications (32.6% compared to 48.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in Rural Residential between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+882 males)
  • No qualifications (+867 males)
  • Vocational qualifications (+569 males)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+287 males)

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