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Gannawarra ShireCommunity profile

Gannawarra Shire

Qualifications

22.5% of people in Gannawarra Shire had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Regional VIC. 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.

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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
Gannawarra Shire - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree8219.118.25415.98.7+280
Advanced Diploma or Diploma6086.79.33273.65.1+281
Vocational2,02422.522.41,37615.016.4+648
No qualification4,48449.840.45,80263.458.3-1,318
Not stated1,07211.99.71,10412.111.6-32
Total persons aged 15+9,009100.0100.09,150100.0100.0-141
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 Gannawarra Shire in 2021 compared to Regional VIC 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, 38.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 49.8% had no qualifications, compared with 49.9% and 40.4% respectively for Regional VIC.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Gannawarra Shire and Regional VIC were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (49.8% compared to 40.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (9.1% compared to 18.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (6.7% compared to 9.3%)

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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