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Holgate - Matcham - Erina Heights

Qualifications

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32.8% of people in Holgate - Matcham - Erina Heights had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Mountains and Valleys. This represents an increase of 302 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, Holgate - Matcham - Erina Heights'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
Holgate - Matcham - Erina Heights - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Mountains and Valleys %Number%Mountains and Valleys %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree65632.819.135419.710.8+302
Advanced Diploma or Diploma23211.610.018210.27.8+49
Vocational38019.024.532117.920.3+58
No qualification63531.836.473741.045.4-103
Not stated964.89.920011.215.7-105
Total persons aged 15+1,999100.0100.01,797100.0100.0+202
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Holgate - Matcham - Erina Heights in 2021 compared to Mountains and Valleys 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, 63.4% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 31.8% had no qualifications, compared with 53.6% and 36.4% respectively for Mountains and Valleys.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Holgate - Matcham - Erina Heights and Mountains and Valleys were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (32.8% compared to 19.1%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (11.6% compared to 10.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (19.0% compared to 24.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (31.8% compared to 36.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Holgate - Matcham - Erina Heights between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+302 persons)
  • No qualifications (-103 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+58 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+49 persons)

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