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Toorbul - Donnybrook - Meldale

Qualifications

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18.9% of females in Toorbul - Donnybrook - Meldale had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Gold Coast City LGA. This represents an increase of 33 females 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, Toorbul - Donnybrook - Meldale'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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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Highest qualification achieved
Toorbul - Donnybrook - Meldale - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Gold Coast City LGA %Number%Gold Coast City LGA %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree9211.824.5689.219.2+24
Advanced Diploma or Diploma749.513.1547.312.0+20
Vocational14718.916.711415.415.7+33
No qualification40051.336.341856.641.5-18
Not stated668.59.58511.511.6-19
Total persons aged 15+779100.0100.0739100.0100.0+40
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 female population in Toorbul - Donnybrook - Meldale in 2021 compared to Gold Coast City LGA shows that there was a lower proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 40.2% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 51.3% had no qualifications, compared with 54.2% and 36.3% respectively for Gold Coast City LGA.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Toorbul - Donnybrook - Meldale and Gold Coast City LGA were:

  • A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (51.3% compared to 36.3%)
  • A larger percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (18.9% compared to 16.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (11.8% compared to 24.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.5% compared to 13.1%)

Emerging groups

There were no major differences in Toorbul - Donnybrook - Meldale between 2016 and 2021.

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