Hillside
Qualifications
21.0% of people in Hillside had a Vocational qualification in 2016, lower than Brookfield. This represents an increase of 298 people since 2011.
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, Hillside's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
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Hillside - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
Qualification level | Number | % | Brookfield % | Number | % | Brookfield % | 2011 to 2016 | |
Bachelor or Higher degree | 2,162 | 17.8 | 13.4 | 5001 | 1,553 | 14.2 | 9.5 | +609 |
Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 1,169 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 5002 | 933 | 8.5 | 7.7 | +236 |
Vocational | 2,545 | 21.0 | 22.8 | 5003 | 2,247 | 20.5 | 21.7 | +298 |
No qualification | 5,424 | 44.8 | 45.7 | 5004 | 5,251 | 47.9 | 50.2 | +173 |
Not stated | 817 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 5005 | 974 | 8.9 | 10.9 | -157 |
Total persons aged 15+ | 12,117 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10,958 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,159 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Hillside in 2016 compared to Brookfield 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 lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 48.5% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 44.8% had no qualifications, compared with 45.7% and 45.7% respectively for Brookfield.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Hillside and Brookfield were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (17.8% compared to 13.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (21.0% compared to 22.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Hillside between 2011 and 2016 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+609 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+298 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+236 persons)
- No qualifications (+173 persons)