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Hinchinbrook

Qualifications

16.8% of people in Hinchinbrook had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Austral. This represents an increase of 208 people since 2006.

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, Hinchinbrook'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
Hinchinbrook - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Austral %Number%Austral %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,40715.327.07089.34.6+699
Advanced Diploma or Diploma9069.88.75617.44.1+345
Vocational1,54316.816.01,33517.617.3+208
No qualification4,75251.637.04,07553.755.8+677
Not stated5946.511.290912.018.2-315
Total persons aged 15+9,202100.0100.07,588100.0100.0+1,614
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Hinchinbrook in 2021 compared to Austral 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, 41.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 51.6% had no qualifications, compared with 51.7% and 37.0% respectively for Austral.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Hinchinbrook and Austral were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (51.6% compared to 37.0%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.8% compared to 8.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (15.3% compared to 27.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Hinchinbrook between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+699 persons)
  • No qualifications (+677 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+345 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+208 persons)

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