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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id23.7% of people in Evandale and District had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Northern Midlands. This represents an increase of 11 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, Evandale and District's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
| Highest qualification achieved | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evandale and District - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Northern Midlands % | Number | % | Northern Midlands % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 346 | 20.0 | 13.4 | 264 | 15.0 | 10.1 | +81 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 178 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 147 | 8.4 | 7.0 | +31 |
| Vocational | 409 | 23.7 | 24.2 | 397 | 22.6 | 22.2 | +11 |
| No qualification | 672 | 38.9 | 45.7 | 720 | 40.9 | 48.2 | -49 |
| Not stated | 121 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 232 | 13.2 | 12.5 | -112 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 1,726 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,762 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -37 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Evandale and District in 2021 compared to Northern Midlands 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, 54.1% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.9% had no qualifications, compared with 45.4% and 45.7% respectively for Northern Midlands.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Evandale and District and Northern Midlands were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (20.0% compared to 13.4%)
- A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.3% compared to 7.8%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (38.9% compared to 45.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest change in the qualifications of the population in Evandale and District between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+81 persons)
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