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Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay

Qualifications

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18.3% of females in Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Killarney Vale - Tumbi Umbi. This represents an increase of 529 females since 2006.

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, Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue 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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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Highest qualification achieved
Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Killarney Vale - Tumbi Umbi %Number%Killarney Vale - Tumbi Umbi %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree79618.316.42667.67.1+529
Advanced Diploma or Diploma49111.311.92436.96.6+247
Vocational79018.220.838711.012.7+403
No qualification1,77941.040.81,93755.258.4-158
Not stated48411.210.167119.215.1-188
Total persons aged 15+4,340100.0100.03,506100.0100.0+833
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay in 2021 compared to Killarney Vale - Tumbi Umbi shows that there was a lower proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a similar proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 47.9% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 41.0% had no qualifications, compared with 49.1% and 40.8% respectively for Killarney Vale - Tumbi Umbi.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay and Killarney Vale - Tumbi Umbi were:

  • A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (18.3% compared to 16.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (18.2% compared to 20.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+529 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+403 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+247 females)
  • No qualifications (-158 females)

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