Hackham
Qualifications
27.9% of people in Hackham had a Vocational qualification in 2016, higher than Moana. This represents an increase of 398 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, Hackham's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1991 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Hackham in 2016 compared to Moana 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, 41.8% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 50.7% had no qualifications, compared with 50.8% and 41.4% respectively for Moana.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Hackham and Moana were:
- A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (50.7% compared to 41.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (7.2% compared to 14.3%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (6.7% compared to 9.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Hackham between 1991 and 2016 were in those with:
- Vocational qualifications (+398 persons)
- No qualifications (-384 persons)
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+158 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+118 persons)