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Happy Valley

Qualifications

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26.2% of people in Happy Valley had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than O'Halloran Hill. This represents an increase of 426 people since 2006.

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, Happy Valley'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
Happy Valley - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%O'Halloran Hill %Number%O'Halloran Hill %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,79518.921.61,05411.411.3+741
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,02210.810.97668.39.4+255
Vocational2,48826.226.22,06222.324.8+426
No qualification3,68638.936.74,56149.348.0-875
Not stated4945.24.57988.66.5-304
Total persons aged 15+9,485100.0100.09,243100.0100.0+242
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Happy Valley in 2021 compared to O'Halloran Hill 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, 55.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.9% 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 Happy Valley and O'Halloran Hill were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (38.9% compared to 36.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (18.9% compared to 21.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Happy Valley between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (-875 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+741 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+426 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+255 persons)

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