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Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck

Qualifications

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22.5% of people in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Moorooduc - Tuerong. This represents an increase of 308 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, Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck'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
Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Moorooduc - Tuerong %Number%Moorooduc - Tuerong %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree3,15415.023.82,12311.117.5+1,031
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2,13310.19.31,7359.19.8+398
Vocational4,73822.521.04,43023.219.2+308
No qualification8,59740.838.98,30943.638.9+288
Not stated2,43711.67.02,47413.014.6-37
Total persons aged 15+21,059100.0100.019,071100.0100.0+1,988
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 Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck in 2021 compared to Moorooduc - Tuerong 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, 47.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 40.8% had no qualifications, compared with 54.1% and 38.9% respectively for Moorooduc - Tuerong.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck and Moorooduc - Tuerong were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (40.8% compared to 38.9%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (22.5% compared to 21.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (15.0% compared to 23.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,031 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+398 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+308 persons)
  • No qualifications (+288 persons)

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