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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id22.8% of people in the Shire of Plantagenet had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup. This represents an increase of 96 people since 2016.
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, the Shire of Plantagenet'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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Shire of Plantagenet - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Qualification level | Number | % | Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup % | Number | % | Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup % | 2016 to 2021 |
Bachelor or Higher degree | 536 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 418 | 10.0 | 9.1 | +118 |
Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 371 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 338 | 8.0 | 6.0 | +33 |
Vocational | 1,025 | 22.8 | 19.3 | 929 | 22.1 | 19.9 | +96 |
No qualification | 1,944 | 43.3 | 47.4 | 1,881 | 44.8 | 47.5 | +63 |
Not stated | 610 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 634 | 15.1 | 17.6 | -24 |
Total persons aged 15+ | 4,486 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,200 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +286 |
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the Shire of Plantagenet in 2021 compared to the Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup 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, 43.1% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 43.3% had no qualifications, compared with 38.2% and 47.4% respectively for the Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of the Shire of Plantagenet and the Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup were:
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the Shire of Plantagenet between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
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