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Northern Beaches Council area

Qualifications

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In 2021, 2,203 people who needed assistance in the Northern Beaches Council had a tertiary qualification.

Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. For those with a need for assistance due to age or disability, they can reveal the level of ability to participate in tertiary education, and the success of programs to engage those with a disability in the community.

With other data sources, such as Employment Status and Income, the Northern Beaches Council's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status people with a need for assistance.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Highest qualification achieved
Northern Beaches Council - Need for assistance20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,39014.911.499011.58.5+400
Advanced Diploma or Diploma8138.76.66427.55.5+171
Vocational1,35614.513.21,14513.312.2+211
No qualification4,67950.261.74,13548.062.8+544
Not stated1,08911.77.11,69519.710.9-606
Total persons aged 15+9,327100.0100.08,607100.0100.0+720
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population needing assistance in the Northern Beaches Council in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney 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, 38.2% of the population needing assistance aged 15 years or more held educational qualifications, and 50.2% had no qualifications, compared with 31.2% and 61.7% respectively for Greater Sydney.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population needing assistance in Northern Beaches Council area and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Bachelor or Higher degrees (14.9% compared to 11.4%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (8.7% compared to 6.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Vocational qualifications (14.5% compared to 13.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with No qualifications (50.2% compared to 61.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population needing assistance in Northern Beaches Council area between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (+544 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+400 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+211 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+171 persons)

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