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Mount Barker District CouncilCommunity profile

Mount Barker - Wistow and District

Qualifications

24.6% of people in Mount Barker - Wistow and District had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the Mount Barker District Council. This represents an increase of 1,551 people since 2011.

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, Mount Barker - Wistow 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
Mount Barker - Wistow and District - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Mount Barker District Council %Number%Mount Barker District Council %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree3,29521.822.41,38914.516.1+1,905
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,61410.710.78619.09.6+753
Vocational3,71224.624.62,16122.522.3+1,551
No qualification5,57036.935.94,49546.944.7+1,075
Not stated8905.96.56857.17.4+204
Total persons aged 15+15,081100.0100.09,593100.0100.0+5,488
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Mount Barker - Wistow and District in 2021 compared to the Mount Barker District Council shows that there was a similar 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, 57.2% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.9% had no qualifications, compared with 57.7% and 35.9% respectively for the Mount Barker District Council.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of Mount Barker - Wistow and District and the Mount Barker District Council is:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (36.9% compared to 35.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Mount Barker - Wistow and District between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,905 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+1,551 persons)
  • No qualifications (+1,075 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+753 persons)

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