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Davoren Park - Elizabeth West

Qualifications

22.0% of people in Davoren Park - Elizabeth West had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than the City of Playford. This represents an increase of 449 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, Davoren Park - Elizabeth West'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
Davoren Park - Elizabeth West - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2114.38.4621.33.8+149
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2154.46.8922.03.9+122
Vocational1,07422.025.462513.317.6+449
No qualification2,81957.750.73,11866.661.7-299
Not stated56711.68.778516.813.0-219
Total persons aged 15+4,886100.0100.04,683100.0100.0+202
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 Davoren Park - Elizabeth West in 2021 compared to the City of Playford 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, 30.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 57.7% had no qualifications, compared with 40.6% and 50.7% respectively for the City of Playford.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Davoren Park - Elizabeth West and the City of Playford were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (57.7% compared to 50.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (4.3% compared to 8.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (22.0% compared to 25.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (4.4% compared to 6.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Davoren Park - Elizabeth West between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+449 persons)
  • No qualifications (-299 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+149 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+122 persons)

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