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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id19.7% of females in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Regional QLD. This represents an increase of 4,881 females 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 RDA Darling Downs and South West Region's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
| Highest qualification achieved | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA Darling Downs and South West Region - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Regional QLD % | Number | % | Regional QLD % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 22,618 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 17,737 | 16.5 | 16.8 | +4,881 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 10,950 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 9,623 | 9.0 | 9.9 | +1,327 |
| Vocational | 21,588 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 17,431 | 16.2 | 16.3 | +4,157 |
| No qualification | 48,664 | 42.3 | 40.4 | 50,073 | 46.6 | 45.3 | -1,409 |
| Not stated | 11,173 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 12,556 | 11.7 | 11.7 | -1,383 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 114,993 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 107,420 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +7,573 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region in 2021 compared to Regional QLD shows that there was a lower proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of females with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 48.0% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 42.3% had no qualifications, compared with 49.5% and 40.4% respectively for Regional QLD.
The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region and Regional QLD were:
- A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (42.3% compared to 40.4%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.5% compared to 10.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+4,881 females)
- Vocational qualifications (+4,157 females)
- No qualifications (-1,409 females)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+1,327 females)
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