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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id25.1% of people in Rural North East - Koondrook had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Gannawarra Shire. This represents an increase of 36 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, Rural North East - Koondrook'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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| Rural North East - Koondrook - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Gannawarra Shire % | Number | % | Gannawarra Shire % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 137 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 117 | 6.6 | 7.9 | +20 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 114 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 112 | 6.4 | 6.2 | +1 |
| Vocational | 478 | 25.1 | 22.5 | 442 | 25.0 | 21.4 | +36 |
| No qualification | 919 | 48.3 | 49.8 | 898 | 50.7 | 51.3 | +21 |
| Not stated | 254 | 13.4 | 11.9 | 199 | 11.3 | 13.2 | +54 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 1,902 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,770 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +132 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Rural North East - Koondrook in 2021 compared to Gannawarra Shire 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, 38.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 48.3% had no qualifications, compared with 38.3% and 49.8% respectively for Gannawarra Shire.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Rural North East - Koondrook and Gannawarra Shire were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (25.1% compared to 22.5%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (7.2% compared to 9.1%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (48.3% compared to 49.8%)
Emerging groups
There were no major differences in Rural North East - Koondrook between 2016 and 2021.
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