Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy
Qualifications
24.5% of females in Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Warnervale - Wallarah - Bushells Ridge. This represents an increase of 224 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, 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.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
| Highest qualification achieved | ||||||||
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| Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Warnervale - Wallarah - Bushells Ridge % | Number | % | Warnervale - Wallarah - Bushells Ridge % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 463 | 24.5 | 13.2 | 5001 | 238 | 13.7 | 8.3 | +224 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 247 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 5002 | 173 | 10.0 | 6.4 | +73 |
| Vocational | 388 | 20.5 | 25.3 | 5003 | 287 | 16.5 | 14.1 | +100 |
 No qualification | 667 | 35.3 | 42.0 | 5004 | 835 | 48.0 | 57.4 | -169 |
| Not stated | 124 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 5005 | 206 | 11.8 | 13.8 | -82 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 1,889 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,742 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +147 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy in 2021 compared to Warnervale - Wallarah - Bushells Ridge 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, 58.1% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 35.3% had no qualifications, compared with 50.3% and 42.0% respectively for Warnervale - Wallarah - Bushells Ridge.
The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy and Warnervale - Wallarah - Bushells Ridge were:
- A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (24.5% compared to 13.2%)
- A larger percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (13.1% compared to 11.8%)
- A smaller percentage of females with No qualifications (35.3% compared to 42.0%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (20.5% compared to 25.3%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Ourimbah - Palmdale - Kangy Angy between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+224 females)
- No qualifications (-169 females)
- Vocational qualifications (+100 females)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+73 females)