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Central Coast NSWCommunity profile

Central Coast Council area

Qualifications

In 2021, 12 children aged 15 to 17 years in Central Coast NSW had a tertiary qualification.

Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. They apply only to people over the age of 15 and include only qualifications gained outside of schooling.

Qualification levels are typically higher among the young and decreases with age, due to the increasing importance of education in the job market over time. For this reason, looking at qualifications for a specific age group removes this effect and may reveal patterns in school completion and university qualifications specific to the local area.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Highest qualification achieved
Central Coast NSW - 15 to 17 years20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total populationNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total population2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree00.017.960.014.0-6
Advanced Diploma or Diploma120.09.8170.19.2-5
Vocational3071.224.92992.524.4+8
No qualification24,71395.938.710,68588.341.8+14,028
Not stated7412.98.81,0979.110.6-356
Total people25,773100.0100.012,104100.0100.0+13,669
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 children aged 15 to 17 years in Central Coast NSW in 2021 compared to the total population in Central Coast 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.

The major differences between qualifications held by children aged 15 to 17 years of Central Coast Council area and the total population in Central Coast NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of people with No qualifications (95.9% compared to 38.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Vocational qualifications (1.2% compared to 24.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Bachelor or Higher degrees (0.0% compared to 17.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (0.0% compared to 9.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest change in the qualifications of children aged 15 to 17 years in Central Coast Council area between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • No qualifications (+14,028 persons)

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