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Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale

Qualifications

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26.4% of people in Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Happy Valley. This represents an increase of 43 people 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, Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale'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
Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Happy Valley %Number%Happy Valley %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree38223.718.929619.314.1+86
Advanced Diploma or Diploma17510.910.81409.19.9+35
Vocational42426.426.238124.923.7+43
No qualification53333.138.964041.845.1-107
Not stated955.95.2744.87.2+21
Total persons aged 15+1,609100.0100.01,531100.0100.0+78
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 population in Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale in 2021 compared to Happy Valley 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, 61.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 33.1% had no qualifications, compared with 55.9% and 38.9% respectively for Happy Valley.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale and Happy Valley were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (23.7% compared to 18.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (33.1% compared to 38.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Clarendon - Kangarilla - Blewitt Springs - Kuitpo - Dorset Vale between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (-107 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+86 persons)

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