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Shire of MundaringCommunity profile

Mount Helena

Qualifications

28.9% of people in Mount Helena had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the Shire of Mundaring. This represents an increase of 318 people since 2006.

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)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Shire of Mundaring %Number%Shire of Mundaring %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree41815.419.222210.113.8+195
Advanced Diploma or Diploma27810.39.71868.58.5+92
Vocational78228.924.046421.119.5+318
No qualification99336.739.61,05848.143.8-65
Not stated2358.77.526712.114.4-32
Total persons aged 15+2,706100.0100.02,198100.0100.0+508
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 the Shire of Mundaring 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, 54.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.7% had no qualifications, compared with 52.9% and 39.6% respectively for the Shire of Mundaring.

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

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (28.9% compared to 24.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (15.4% compared to 19.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (36.7% compared to 39.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Mount Helena between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+318 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+195 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+92 persons)
  • No qualifications (-65 persons)

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