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Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan

Qualifications

14.7% of people in Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Australia. This represents an increase of 176 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, Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan'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
Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree50914.026.325510.915.6+253
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1524.29.41114.77.1+41
Vocational53514.719.135815.316.7+176
No qualification1,81049.936.81,32756.747.5+483
Not stated62217.18.528912.413.1+332
Total persons aged 15+3,628100.0100.02,343100.0100.0+1,285
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 Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan in 2021 compared to Australia 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, 33.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 49.9% had no qualifications, compared with 54.7% and 36.8% respectively for Australia.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan and Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (49.9% compared to 36.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (14.0% compared to 26.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (4.2% compared to 9.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (14.7% compared to 19.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (+483 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+253 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+176 persons)

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