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Kanwal - Wyongah

Qualifications

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22.0% of females in Kanwal - Wyongah had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay. This represents an increase of 112 females 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, Kanwal - Wyongah'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
Kanwal - Wyongah - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay %Number%Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree35212.818.32529.613.8+100
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2659.611.32419.19.4+24
Vocational60422.018.249218.717.2+112
No qualification1,15041.841.01,15843.946.7-8
Not stated38013.811.249318.713.0-113
Total persons aged 15+2,751100.0100.02,636100.0100.0+115
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 female population in Kanwal - Wyongah in 2021 compared to Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay 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 higher proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 44.4% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 41.8% had no qualifications, compared with 47.9% and 41.0% respectively for Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Kanwal - Wyongah and Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay were:

  • A larger percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (22.0% compared to 18.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (12.8% compared to 18.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.6% compared to 11.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Kanwal - Wyongah between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+112 females)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+100 females)

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