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City of Moreton BayCommunity profile

Rural Planning Area

Qualifications

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23.9% of people in Rural Planning Area had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Newport. This represents an increase of 1,512 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, Rural 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
Rural Planning Area - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Newport %Number%Newport %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree7,35823.923.75,84520.819.0+1,512
Advanced Diploma or Diploma3,20810.412.12,7979.911.8+411
Vocational6,85222.223.45,91521.024.2+937
No qualification11,25736.535.49,96335.438.6+1,294
Not stated2,1246.95.43,63312.96.4-1,510
Total persons aged 15+30,799100.0100.028,155100.0100.0+2,643
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 Rural Planning Area in 2021 compared to Newport 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, 56.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.5% had no qualifications, compared with 59.2% and 35.4% respectively for Newport.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Rural Planning Area and Newport were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (36.5% compared to 35.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.4% compared to 12.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (22.2% compared to 23.4%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,512 persons)
  • No qualifications (+1,294 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+937 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+411 persons)

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