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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id48.8% of people in Girraween - Toongabbie had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Cumberland City. This represents an increase of 1,534 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, Girraween - Toongabbie's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Girraween - Toongabbie in 2021 compared to Cumberland City 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, 65.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 27.7% had no qualifications, compared with 47.0% and 42.2% respectively for Cumberland City.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Girraween - Toongabbie and Cumberland City were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (48.8% compared to 26.7%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (27.7% compared to 42.2%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (8.9% compared to 11.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (7.3% compared to 9.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Girraween - Toongabbie between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,534 persons)
- No qualifications (-101 persons)
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