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City of Ipswich

Qualifications

25.7% of people in the City of Ipswich had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than South East Queensland. This represents an increase of 9,104 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, the City of Ipswich'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
City of Ipswich - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%South East Queensland %Number%South East Queensland %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree27,22415.525.417,73012.021.2+9,494
Advanced Diploma or Diploma16,8159.610.212,7928.79.5+4,023
Vocational45,15825.721.036,05424.420.3+9,104
No qualification72,18441.135.766,38244.939.3+5,802
Not stated14,1748.17.814,84710.09.8-673
Total persons aged 15+175,555100.0100.0147,805100.0100.0+27,750
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the City of Ipswich in 2021 compared to South East Queensland 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, 50.8% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 41.1% had no qualifications, compared with 56.6% and 35.7% respectively for South East Queensland.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of the City of Ipswich and South East Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (41.1% compared to 35.7%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (25.7% compared to 21.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (15.5% compared to 25.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the City of Ipswich between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+9,494 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+9,104 persons)
  • No qualifications (+5,802 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+4,023 persons)

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