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Gwandalan - Summerland Point

Qualifications

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32.6% of people in Gwandalan - Summerland Point had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Wyong Shire. This represents an increase of 956 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, Gwandalan - Summerland Point'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
Gwandalan - Summerland Point - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Wyong Shire %Number%Wyong Shire %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree54310.113.01203.35.2+423
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4368.18.91594.44.5+277
Vocational1,74832.627.179222.019.9+956
No qualification2,23741.741.92,12359.157.8+114
Not stated4057.59.140111.212.6+4
Total persons aged 15+5,369100.0100.03,595100.0100.0+1,774
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 Gwandalan - Summerland Point in 2021 compared to Wyong Shire 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 similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 50.8% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 41.7% had no qualifications, compared with 48.9% and 41.9% respectively for Wyong Shire.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Gwandalan - Summerland Point and Wyong Shire were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (32.6% compared to 27.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (10.1% compared to 13.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Gwandalan - Summerland Point between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+956 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+423 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+277 persons)
  • No qualifications (+114 persons)

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