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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id22.5% of people in Gannawarra Shire had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Rural South West - Quambatook. This represents an increase of 648 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, Gannawarra Shire'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 | |||||||
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| Gannawarra Shire - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Rural South West - Quambatook % | Number | % | Rural South West - Quambatook % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 821 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 541 | 5.9 | 4.5 | +280 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 608 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 327 | 3.6 | 4.8 | +281 |
| Vocational | 2,024 | 22.5 | 21.6 | 1,376 | 15.0 | 15.3 | +648 |
| No qualification | 4,484 | 49.8 | 49.0 | 5,802 | 63.4 | 67.4 | -1,318 |
| Not stated | 1,072 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 1,104 | 12.1 | 7.9 | -32 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 9,009 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,150 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -141 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Gannawarra Shire in 2021 compared to Rural South West - Quambatook 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 higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 38.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 49.8% had no qualifications, compared with 38.2% and 49.0% respectively for Rural South West - Quambatook.
There were no major differences between Gannawarra Shire and Rural South West - Quambatook in 2021.
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Gannawarra Shire between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:
- No qualifications (-1,318 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+648 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+281 persons)
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+280 persons)
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