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Christie Downs

Qualifications

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20.7% of females in Christie Downs had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than South Australia. This represents an increase of 120 females since 2011.

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, Christie Downs'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
Christie Downs - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%South Australia %Number%South Australia %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2049.425.31004.617.3+104
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1597.39.71165.48.1+43
Vocational45220.716.233215.413.2+120
No qualification1,06248.741.61,28559.651.3-223
Not stated30313.97.232214.910.1-19
Total persons aged 15+2,180100.0100.02,155100.0100.0+25
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Christie Downs in 2021 compared to South Australia shows that there was a lower proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 37.4% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 48.7% had no qualifications, compared with 51.2% and 41.6% respectively for South Australia.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Christie Downs and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (48.7% compared to 41.6%)
  • A larger percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (20.7% compared to 16.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (9.4% compared to 25.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (7.3% compared to 9.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Christie Downs between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (-223 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+120 females)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+104 females)

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