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Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay

Qualifications

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23.5% of people in Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Southern Lakes and The Entrance. This represents an increase of 303 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, Ettalong Beach - Booker 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.

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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
Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Southern Lakes and The Entrance %Number%Southern Lakes and The Entrance %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree92516.115.53406.98.6+585
Advanced Diploma or Diploma5579.79.53146.47.2+242
Vocational1,34523.526.31,04221.224.3+303
No qualification2,27739.739.52,41949.247.9-143
Not stated62510.99.280416.312.1-179
Total persons aged 15+5,729100.0100.04,921100.0100.0+808
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 Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay in 2021 compared to Southern Lakes and The Entrance shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 49.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.7% had no qualifications, compared with 51.3% and 39.5% respectively for Southern Lakes and The Entrance.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay and Southern Lakes and The Entrance is:

  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (23.5% compared to 26.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+585 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+303 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+242 persons)
  • No qualifications (-143 persons)

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