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Queens Park Study Area

Qualifications

32.5% of people in Queens Park Study Area had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than the City of Canning. This represents an increase of 177 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, Queens Park Study Area'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
Queens Park Study Area - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Canning %Number%City of Canning %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree99632.534.681828.229.3+177
Advanced Diploma or Diploma34011.19.92889.99.6+51
Vocational43014.015.240714.015.0+22
No qualification1,01933.333.31,10338.037.7-85
Not stated2779.07.02839.88.3-7
Total persons aged 15+3,062100.0100.02,902100.0100.0+159
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 Queens Park Study Area in 2021 compared to the City of Canning 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 similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 57.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 33.3% had no qualifications, compared with 59.7% and 33.3% respectively for the City of Canning.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Queens Park Study Area and the City of Canning were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (11.1% compared to 9.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (32.5% compared to 34.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (14.0% compared to 15.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Queens Park Study Area between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+177 persons)
  • No qualifications (-85 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+51 persons)

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