Penrith City
Qualifications
23.1% of people in Penrith City had a Vocational qualification in 2016, higher than Greater Sydney. This represents an increase of 16,462 people since 1996.
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, Penrith City'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
| Highest qualification achieved | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith City - Persons aged 15+ (Enumerated) | 2016 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Greater Sydney % | Number | % | Greater Sydney % | 1996 to 2016 | |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 20,682 | 13.4 | 28.2 | 5001 | 7,260 | 6.1 | 13.3 | +13,422 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 12,940 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 5002 | 6,288 | 5.3 | 6.9 | +6,652 |
| Vocational | 35,616 | 23.1 | 15.0 | 5003 | 19,154 | 16.0 | 13.4 | +16,462 |
 No qualification | 69,850 | 45.4 | 37.7 | 5004 | 72,817 | 60.9 | 53.1 | -2,967 |
| Not stated | 14,935 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 5005 | 14,105 | 11.8 | 13.2 | +830 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 154,023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 119,624 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +34,399 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Penrith City in 2016 compared to Greater Sydney 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, 45.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 45.4% had no qualifications, compared with 52.6% and 37.7% respectively for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Penrith City and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (23.1% compared to 15.0%)
- A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (45.4% compared to 37.7%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (13.4% compared to 28.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Penrith City between 1996 and 2016 were in those with:
- Vocational qualifications (+16,462 persons)
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+13,422 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+6,652 persons)
- No qualifications (-2,967 persons)