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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id22.5% of people in EMRC area had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than the Shire of Mundaring. This represents an increase of 24,647 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, EMRC area'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?'
| Highest qualification achieved | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMRC area - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Shire of Mundaring % | Number | % | Shire of Mundaring % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 47,438 | 21.2 | 19.2 | 14,370 | 10.0 | 12.3 | +33,068 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 21,529 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9,100 | 6.3 | 7.8 | +12,429 |
| Vocational | 50,444 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 25,797 | 17.9 | 19.8 | +24,647 |
| No qualification | 87,028 | 38.9 | 39.6 | 79,597 | 55.3 | 49.7 | +7,431 |
| Not stated | 17,339 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 15,161 | 10.5 | 10.4 | +2,178 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 223,778 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 144,025 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +79,753 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in EMRC area in 2021 compared to the Shire of Mundaring shows that there was a similar 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, 53.4% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.9% had no qualifications, compared with 52.9% and 39.6% respectively for the Shire of Mundaring.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of EMRC area and the Shire of Mundaring were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (21.2% compared to 19.2%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (22.5% compared to 24.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in EMRC area between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+33,068 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+24,647 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+12,429 persons)
- No qualifications (+7,431 persons)
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