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Toukley District

Qualifications

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20.6% of females in the Toukley District had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Toukley - Canton Beach. This represents an increase of 118 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, the Toukley District'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
Toukley District - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Toukley - Canton Beach %Number%Toukley - Canton Beach %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree61414.310.443910.37.3+175
Advanced Diploma or Diploma43910.29.23758.87.4+64
Vocational88720.621.076918.017.0+118
No qualification1,87043.546.82,03847.649.6-168
Not stated48611.312.566115.418.7-175
Total persons aged 15+4,296100.0100.04,282100.0100.0+14
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 the female population in the Toukley District in 2021 compared to Toukley - Canton Beach shows that there was a higher proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 45.2% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 43.5% had no qualifications, compared with 40.7% and 46.8% respectively for Toukley - Canton Beach.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of the Toukley District and Toukley - Canton Beach were:

  • A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (14.3% compared to 10.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with No qualifications (43.5% compared to 46.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in the Toukley District between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+175 females)
  • No qualifications (-168 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+118 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+64 females)

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