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Greater Mount Barker

Qualifications

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24.9% of people in Greater Mount Barker had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the Mount Barker District Council. This represents an increase of 1,197 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, Greater Mount Barker'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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Derived from the Census question:

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

Refers to:

Persons aged 15 years and over

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Highest qualification achieved
Greater Mount Barker - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Mount Barker District Council %Number%Mount Barker District Council %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree5,06622.222.43,19217.218.1+1,874
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2,46510.810.71,94810.510.2+517
Vocational5,68324.924.64,48624.223.8+1,197
No qualification8,27636.235.97,42940.039.2+846
Not stated1,3465.96.51,5058.18.8-159
Total persons aged 15+22,836100.0100.018,561100.0100.0+4,274
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Greater Mount Barker 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), as well as a similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 57.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.2% had no qualifications, compared with 57.7% and 35.9% respectively for the Mount Barker District Council.

There were no major differences between Greater Mount Barker and Mount Barker District Council in 2021.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Greater Mount Barker between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,874 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+1,197 persons)
  • No qualifications (+846 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+517 persons)

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