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Mount Barker District CouncilCommunity profile

Echunga and District

Qualifications

28.4% of people in Echunga and District had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than the Mount Barker District Council. This represents an increase of 67 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, Echunga and District'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
Echunga and District - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Mount Barker District Council %Number%Mount Barker District Council %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree42828.422.436125.518.1+67
Advanced Diploma or Diploma15010.010.71359.510.2+15
Vocational30920.524.631222.023.8-3
No qualification48832.435.952437.039.2-37
Not stated1308.66.5846.08.8+45
Total persons aged 15+1,505100.0100.01,418100.0100.0+86
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 Echunga and District in 2021 compared to the Mount Barker District Council 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, 58.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 32.4% had no qualifications, compared with 57.7% and 35.9% respectively for the Mount Barker District Council.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Echunga and District and the Mount Barker District Council were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (28.4% compared to 22.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (20.5% compared to 24.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (32.4% compared to 35.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest change in the qualifications of the population in Echunga and District between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+67 persons)

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