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Brookvale-Dee Why PCA

Qualifications

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34.7% of people in Brookvale-Dee Why PCA had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase. This represents an increase of 6,080 people since 2016.

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, Brookvale-Dee Why PCA'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?'

Highest qualification achieved
Brookvale-Dee Why PCA - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase %Number%Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree27,66934.741.021,58928.835.3+6,080
Advanced Diploma or Diploma9,30311.711.28,71511.611.2+588
Vocational13,78417.313.013,55618.113.7+228
No qualification23,58629.626.023,80231.825.2-216
Not stated5,2906.68.77,1899.614.6-1,899
Total persons aged 15+79,632100.0100.074,851100.0100.0+4,781
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Brookvale-Dee Why PCA in 2021 compared to Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase 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, 63.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 29.6% had no qualifications, compared with 65.2% and 26.0% respectively for Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Brookvale-Dee Why PCA and Church Point - Scotland Island - Ku-ring-gai Chase were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (17.3% compared to 13.0%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (29.6% compared to 26.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (34.7% compared to 41.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Brookvale-Dee Why PCA between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+6,080 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+588 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+228 persons)
  • No qualifications (-216 persons)

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