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Westerfolds Ward

Qualifications

37.3% of people in Westerfolds Ward had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Park Orchards - Ringwood North. This represents an increase of 727 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, Westerfolds Ward'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
Westerfolds Ward - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Park Orchards - Ringwood North %Number%Park Orchards - Ringwood North %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree4,20437.336.13,47632.932.3+727
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,15110.210.89559.010.4+195
Vocational1,32411.714.31,29912.315.4+24
No qualification3,91034.734.44,00337.835.8-94
Not stated6936.14.38428.06.1-149
Total persons aged 15+11,282100.0100.010,578100.0100.0+703
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 Westerfolds Ward in 2021 compared to Park Orchards - Ringwood North 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 similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 59.2% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 34.7% had no qualifications, compared with 61.3% and 34.4% respectively for Park Orchards - Ringwood North.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Westerfolds Ward and Park Orchards - Ringwood North were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (37.3% compared to 36.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (11.7% compared to 14.3%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+727 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+195 persons)
  • No qualifications (-94 persons)

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