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Elizabeth Park

Qualifications

21.2% of people in Elizabeth Park had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than the City of Playford. This represents an increase of 327 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, Elizabeth Park'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
Elizabeth Park - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2246.68.4763.03.8+148
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1785.26.8692.73.9+108
Vocational72121.225.439315.417.6+327
No qualification1,91156.150.71,65064.761.7+261
Not stated37210.98.735814.113.0+13
Total persons aged 15+3,406100.0100.02,549100.0100.0+857
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 Elizabeth Park 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, 33.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 56.1% 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 Elizabeth Park and the City of Playford were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (56.1% compared to 50.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (21.2% compared to 25.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (6.6% compared to 8.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (5.2% compared to 6.8%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Vocational qualifications (+327 persons)
  • No qualifications (+261 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+148 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+108 persons)

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