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Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy

Qualifications

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25.8% of people in Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Wadalba. This represents an increase of 86 people since 2011.

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, Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy'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
Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Wadalba %Number%Wadalba %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree80521.715.448213.89.7+323
Advanced Diploma or Diploma39710.710.33289.48.7+69
Vocational95825.826.887225.026.0+86
No qualification1,31335.340.81,49742.946.4-184
Not stated2426.56.63149.09.1-72
Total persons aged 15+3,715100.0100.03,493100.0100.0+222
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy in 2021 compared to Wadalba shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 58.1% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 35.3% had no qualifications, compared with 52.5% and 40.8% respectively for Wadalba.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy and Wadalba were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (21.7% compared to 15.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (35.3% compared to 40.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (25.8% compared to 26.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+323 persons)
  • No qualifications (-184 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+86 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+69 persons)

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