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Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay

Qualifications

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31.0% of males in Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Bateau Bay. This represents an increase of 73 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, Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay'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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Derived from the Census question:

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

Highest qualification achieved
Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Bateau Bay %Number%Bateau Bay %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree35113.414.22449.911.1+107
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1907.37.91475.97.7+43
Vocational81031.034.073729.833.3+73
No qualification1,00438.536.21,05942.838.2-55
Not stated2559.87.729011.79.7-35
Total persons aged 15+2,610100.0100.02,477100.0100.0+133
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 Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay in 2021 compared to Bateau Bay shows that there was a lower proportion of males holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of males with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 51.8% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.5% had no qualifications, compared with 56.1% and 36.2% respectively for Bateau Bay.

The major differences between qualifications held by the male population of Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay and Bateau Bay were:

  • A larger percentage of males with No qualifications (38.5% compared to 36.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of males with Vocational qualifications (31.0% compared to 34.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+107 males)
  • Vocational qualifications (+73 males)
  • No qualifications (-55 males)

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