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Mount Helena

Qualifications

28.9% of people in Mount Helena had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Darlington. This represents an increase of 342 people since 2001.

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 Helena'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 Helena - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Darlington %Number%Darlington %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree41815.438.11889.425.2+230
Advanced Diploma or Diploma27810.311.71356.79.9+143
Vocational78228.916.944021.916.2+342
No qualification99336.727.11,05252.539.8-59
Not stated2358.76.21909.58.9+45
Total persons aged 15+2,706100.0100.02,005100.0100.0+701
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Mount Helena in 2021 compared to Darlington 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, 54.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.7% had no qualifications, compared with 66.7% and 27.1% respectively for Darlington.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Mount Helena and Darlington were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (28.9% compared to 16.9%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (36.7% compared to 27.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (15.4% compared to 38.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.3% compared to 11.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Mount Helena between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+342 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+230 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+143 persons)
  • No qualifications (-59 persons)

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