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Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga

Qualifications

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24.2% of people in Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Central Coast Council area. This represents an increase of 94 people since 2016.

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, Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga'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
Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,63817.717.91,84012.814.0+798
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,3849.39.81,3009.09.2+84
Vocational3,60624.224.93,51224.424.4+94
No qualification5,84739.238.76,08142.241.8-234
Not stated1,4529.78.81,66411.610.6-212
Total persons aged 15+14,927100.0100.014,397100.0100.0+530
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga in 2021 compared to Central Coast Council area 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, 51.1% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.2% had no qualifications, compared with 52.5% and 38.7% respectively for Central Coast Council area.

There were no major differences between Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga and Central Coast Council area in 2021.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+798 persons)
  • No qualifications (-234 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+94 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+84 persons)

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