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Kurrajong Heights - Bilpin and District

Qualifications

26.3% of people in Kurrajong Heights - Bilpin and District had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Hawkesbury City. This represents an increase of 105 people since 2011.

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, Kurrajong Heights - Bilpin and District'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
Kurrajong Heights - Bilpin and District - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Hawkesbury City %Number%Hawkesbury City %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree56125.115.940019.211.5+160
Advanced Diploma or Diploma26011.69.922410.88.2+36
Vocational58726.327.648123.125.1+105
No qualification70031.439.173435.244.7-35
Not stated1245.67.424211.710.5-119
Total persons aged 15+2,232100.0100.02,083100.0100.0+148
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Kurrajong Heights - Bilpin and District in 2021 compared to Hawkesbury 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, 63.1% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 31.4% had no qualifications, compared with 53.4% and 39.1% respectively for Hawkesbury City.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Kurrajong Heights - Bilpin and District and Hawkesbury City were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (25.1% compared to 15.9%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (11.6% compared to 9.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (31.4% compared to 39.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (26.3% compared to 27.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Kurrajong Heights - Bilpin and District between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+160 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+105 persons)

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