Point Clare - Tascott - Koolewong - Woy Woy Bay
Qualifications
22.8% of people in Point Clare - Tascott - Koolewong - Woy Woy Bay had a Vocational qualification in 2016, lower than Warnervale - Wadalba District. This represents an increase of 208 people 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, Point Clare - Tascott - Koolewong - Woy Woy 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.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Point Clare - Tascott - Koolewong - Woy Woy Bay in 2016 compared to Warnervale - Wadalba District 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, 56.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 35.9% had no qualifications, compared with 46.5% and 45.7% respectively for Warnervale - Wadalba District.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Point Clare - Tascott - Koolewong - Woy Woy Bay and Warnervale - Wadalba District were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (21.6% compared to 10.9%)
- A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (11.6% compared to 9.8%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (35.9% compared to 45.7%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (22.8% compared to 25.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Point Clare - Tascott - Koolewong - Woy Woy Bay between 2006 and 2016 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+515 persons)
- No qualifications (-282 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+208 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+199 persons)