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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, higher than Holgate - Matcham - Erina Heights. This represents an increase of 1,089 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, 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)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Holgate - Matcham - Erina Heights %Number%Holgate - Matcham - Erina Heights %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,63817.732.87645.816.0+1,873
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,3849.311.65914.58.8+793
Vocational3,60624.219.02,51719.117.4+1,089
No qualification5,84739.231.87,46456.642.9-1,617
Not stated1,4529.74.81,85114.014.9-399
Total persons aged 15+14,927100.0100.013,188100.0100.0+1,738
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 Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga in 2021 compared to Holgate - Matcham - Erina Heights 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 higher 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 63.4% and 31.8% respectively for Holgate - Matcham - Erina Heights.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga and Holgate - Matcham - Erina Heights were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (39.2% compared to 31.8%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (24.2% compared to 19.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (17.7% compared to 32.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.3% compared to 11.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Umina Beach - Pearl Beach - Patonga between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,873 persons)
  • No qualifications (-1,617 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+1,089 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+793 persons)

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