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Arcadia - North Western Rural

Qualifications

24.8% of people in Arcadia - North Western Rural had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Berowra Heights - North Eastern Rural. This represents an increase of 209 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, Arcadia - North Western Rural'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
Arcadia - North Western Rural - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Berowra Heights - North Eastern Rural %Number%Berowra Heights - North Eastern Rural %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree83724.833.762820.324.9+209
Advanced Diploma or Diploma34410.210.930910.012.4+34
Vocational75722.422.166621.522.3+91
No qualification1,18935.229.21,23139.834.9-42
Not stated2517.44.12598.45.5-8
Total persons aged 15+3,378100.0100.03,094100.0100.0+284
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 Arcadia - North Western Rural in 2021 compared to Berowra Heights - North Eastern Rural 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, 57.4% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 35.2% had no qualifications, compared with 66.7% and 29.2% respectively for Berowra Heights - North Eastern Rural.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Arcadia - North Western Rural and Berowra Heights - North Eastern Rural were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (35.2% compared to 29.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (24.8% compared to 33.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Arcadia - North Western Rural between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+209 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+91 persons)

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