Indigo Shire

Qualifications

2,451 people in Indigo Shire have a tertiary qualification.

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, Indigo 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.

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Persons aged 15 years and over

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Highest qualification achieved
Indigo Shire 2006 2001 Change
Qualification level Number % Regional VIC Number % Regional VIC 2001 to 2006
Bachelor or Higher degree 1,623 13.9 10.5 1,292 11.8 8.7 +331
Advanced Diploma or Diploma 828 7.1 6.2 689 6.3 5.1 +139
Vocational 2,381 20.3 18.5 1,884 17.2 16.4 +497
No qualification 5,375 45.9 52.2 5,669 51.6 58.3 -294
Not stated 1,494 12.8 12.7 1,443 13.1 11.6 +51
Total persons aged 15+ 11,701 100.0 100.0 10,977 100.0 100.0 +724

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2006. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

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Highest qualification achieved, 2006
Highest qualification achieved, 2006 Not stated, Regional VIC: 12.7% No qualification, Regional VIC: 52.2% Vocational, Regional VIC: 18.5% Advanced Diploma or Diploma, Regional VIC: 6.2% Bachelor or Higher degree, Regional VIC: 10.5% Not stated, Indigo Shire: 12.8% No qualification, Indigo Shire: 45.9% Vocational, Indigo Shire: 20.3% Advanced Diploma or Diploma, Indigo Shire: 7.1% Bachelor or Higher degree, Indigo Shire: 13.9% ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 (Usual residence data)
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Change in highest qualification achieved, 2001 to 2006
Change in highest qualification achieved, 2001 to 2006 Not stated, Indigo Shire: +51 No qualification, Indigo Shire: -294 Vocational, Indigo Shire: +497 Advanced Diploma or Diploma, Indigo Shire: +139 Bachelor or Higher degree, Indigo Shire: +331 ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2001 and 2006 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Indigo Shire in 2006 compared to Regional VIC 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, 41.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 45.9% had no qualifications, compared with 35.1% and 52.2% respectively for Regional VIC.

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

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (13.9% compared to 10.5%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (20.3% compared to 18.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (45.9% compared to 52.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Indigo Shire between 2001 and 2006 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+497 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+331 persons)
  • No qualifications (-294 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+139 persons)