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Aberfoyle Park

Qualifications

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24.4% of people in Aberfoyle Park had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than O'Halloran Hill. This represents an increase of 78 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, Aberfoyle Park'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
Aberfoyle Park - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%O'Halloran Hill %Number%O'Halloran Hill %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,25424.221.61,81620.016.9+438
Advanced Diploma or Diploma98910.610.998210.810.3+7
Vocational2,26724.426.22,18924.127.9+78
No qualification3,38736.436.73,62339.837.4-236
Not stated4094.44.54875.47.5-78
Total persons aged 15+9,306100.0100.09,097100.0100.0+209
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 Aberfoyle Park in 2021 compared to O'Halloran Hill shows that there was a similar proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 59.2% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.4% had no qualifications, compared with 58.8% and 36.7% respectively for O'Halloran Hill.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Aberfoyle Park and O'Halloran Hill were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (24.2% compared to 21.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (24.4% compared to 26.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Aberfoyle Park between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+438 persons)
  • No qualifications (-236 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+78 persons)

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