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The Foothills - Plains

Qualifications

26.1% of people in The Foothills - Plains had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the City of Kalamunda. This represents an increase of 647 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 Foothills - Plains'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
The Foothills - Plains - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Kalamunda %Number%City of Kalamunda %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree4,57615.819.73,82713.617.0+749
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2,5968.910.02,3588.49.5+238
Vocational7,57926.124.46,93224.623.0+647
No qualification12,06941.638.412,56744.541.5-498
Not stated2,1947.67.52,5469.09.1-352
Total persons aged 15+29,014100.0100.028,230100.0100.0+784
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 Foothills - Plains in 2021 compared to the City of Kalamunda 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 41.6% had no qualifications, compared with 54.1% and 38.4% respectively for the City of Kalamunda.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of The Foothills - Plains and the City of Kalamunda were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (41.6% compared to 38.4%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (26.1% compared to 24.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (15.8% compared to 19.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (8.9% compared to 10.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in The Foothills - Plains between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+749 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+647 persons)
  • No qualifications (-498 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+238 persons)

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