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South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton

Qualifications

28.5% of people in South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Lithgow City. This represents an increase of 42 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, South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton'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
South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Lithgow City %Number%Lithgow City %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree25913.211.618210.28.7+76
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1728.87.51287.26.6+44
Vocational55828.526.251628.724.6+42
No qualification83242.642.278943.943.3+43
Not stated1346.912.417910.016.9-45
Total persons aged 15+1,955100.0100.01,795100.0100.0+159
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 South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton in 2021 compared to Lithgow 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 similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 50.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 42.6% had no qualifications, compared with 45.4% and 42.2% respectively for Lithgow City.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton and Lithgow City were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (28.5% compared to 26.2%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (13.2% compared to 11.6%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (8.8% compared to 7.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest change in the qualifications of the population in South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+76 persons)

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