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Southern Lakes and The Entrance

Qualifications

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33.6% of males in Southern Lakes and The Entrance had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Berkeley Vale - Chittaway Bay - Glenning Valley. This represents an increase of 404 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, Southern Lakes and The Entrance'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
Southern Lakes and The Entrance - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Berkeley Vale - Chittaway Bay - Glenning Valley %Number%Berkeley Vale - Chittaway Bay - Glenning Valley %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,65212.512.21,9539.79.1+699
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,5957.57.61,4557.27.5+140
Vocational7,14333.636.36,73933.435.6+404
No qualification8,13738.237.78,03439.840.5+103
Not stated1,7508.26.22,0039.97.3-253
Total persons aged 15+21,277100.0100.020,184100.0100.0+1,093
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 Southern Lakes and The Entrance in 2021 compared to Berkeley Vale - Chittaway Bay - Glenning Valley 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, 53.5% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.2% had no qualifications, compared with 56.1% and 37.7% respectively for Berkeley Vale - Chittaway Bay - Glenning Valley.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the male population of Southern Lakes and The Entrance and Berkeley Vale - Chittaway Bay - Glenning Valley is:

  • A smaller percentage of males with Vocational qualifications (33.6% compared to 36.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in Southern Lakes and The Entrance between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+699 males)
  • Vocational qualifications (+404 males)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+140 males)
  • No qualifications (+103 males)

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