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Beresfield - Tarro

Qualifications

26.0% of people in Beresfield - Tarro had a Vocational qualification in 2016, higher than Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan. This represents an increase of 236 people since 1991.

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, Beresfield - Tarro'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?'

Persons aged 15 years and over

Highest qualification achieved
Beresfield - Tarro - Persons aged 15+ (Enumerated)20161991Change
Qualification levelNumber%Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan %Number%Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan %1991 to 2016
Bachelor or Higher degree
2205.613.1822.04.5+138
Advanced Diploma or Diploma
2265.85.11072.65.0+119
Vocational
1,01926.012.978219.314.8+236
map this data in atlas.idNo qualification2,12154.162.12,64265.364.8-522
Not stated
3378.66.843310.710.8-97

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Highest qualification achieved, 2016
Highest qualification achieved, 2016 Not stated, Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan: 6.8% No qualification, Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan: 62.1% Vocational, Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan: 12.9% Advanced Diploma or Diploma, Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan: 5.1% Bachelor or Higher degree, Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan: 13.1% Not stated, Beresfield - Tarro: 8.6% No qualification, Beresfield - Tarro: 54.1% Vocational, Beresfield - Tarro: 26.0% Advanced Diploma or Diploma, Beresfield - Tarro: 5.8% Bachelor or Higher degree, Beresfield - Tarro: 5.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Change in highest qualification achieved, 1991 to 2016
Change in highest qualification achieved, 1991 to 2016 Not stated, Beresfield - Tarro: -97 No qualification, Beresfield - Tarro: -522 Vocational, Beresfield - Tarro: +236 Advanced Diploma or Diploma, Beresfield - Tarro: +119 Bachelor or Higher degree, Beresfield - Tarro: +138
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 1991 and 2016 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Beresfield - Tarro in 2016 compared to Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan 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, 37.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 54.1% had no qualifications, compared with 31.1% and 62.1% respectively for Birmingham Gardens - Callaghan.

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

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (26.0% compared to 12.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (54.1% compared to 62.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (5.6% compared to 13.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Beresfield - Tarro between 1991 and 2016 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (-522 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+236 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+138 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+119 persons)
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