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Caboolture Planning Area

Qualifications

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33.8% of males in Caboolture Planning Area had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Redcliffe Major Activity Centre. This represents an increase of 2,309 males 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, Caboolture Planning Area's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.

Learn more about planning education provision here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Highest qualification achieved
Caboolture Planning Area - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Redcliffe Major Activity Centre %Number%Redcliffe Major Activity Centre %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,5137.414.61,6946.09.3+818
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2,2786.78.61,7246.18.1+553
Vocational11,43133.823.69,12232.526.6+2,309
No qualification14,51243.042.412,59544.840.0+1,916
Not stated3,0399.010.82,97010.616.0+68
Total persons aged 15+33,773100.0100.028,108100.0100.0+5,665
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 male population in Caboolture Planning Area in 2021 compared to Redcliffe Major Activity Centre shows that there was a higher proportion of males holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a higher proportion of males with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 48.0% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 43.0% had no qualifications, compared with 46.8% and 42.4% respectively for Redcliffe Major Activity Centre.

The major differences between qualifications held by the male population of Caboolture Planning Area and Redcliffe Major Activity Centre were:

  • A larger percentage of males with Vocational qualifications (33.8% compared to 23.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of males with Bachelor or Higher degrees (7.4% compared to 14.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of males with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (6.7% compared to 8.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in Caboolture Planning Area between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+2,309 males)
  • No qualifications (+1,916 males)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+818 males)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+553 males)

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