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Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach

Qualifications

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31.8% of people in Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than West Brisbane Water and Peninsula. This represents an increase of 1,348 people since 2001.

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, Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach'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
Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%West Brisbane Water and Peninsula %Number%West Brisbane Water and Peninsula %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,33131.818.498215.96.7+1,348
Advanced Diploma or Diploma93412.89.85699.25.0+364
Vocational1,51920.723.71,35421.919.2+165
No qualification2,13229.139.02,58741.955.2-455
Not stated4065.59.168611.114.0-281
Total persons aged 15+7,322100.0100.06,180100.0100.0+1,141
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach in 2021 compared to West Brisbane Water and Peninsula 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, 65.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 29.1% had no qualifications, compared with 51.9% and 39.0% respectively for West Brisbane Water and Peninsula.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach and West Brisbane Water and Peninsula were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (31.8% compared to 18.4%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (12.8% compared to 9.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (29.1% compared to 39.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (20.7% compared to 23.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,348 persons)
  • No qualifications (-455 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+364 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+165 persons)

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