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District Council of Grant

Qualifications

25.4% of people in the District Council of Grant had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the Tatiara District Council area. This represents an increase of 832 people since 2001.

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 District Council of Grant'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
District Council of Grant - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Tatiara District Council area %Number%Tatiara District Council area %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree72410.110.73345.75.5+390
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4756.67.02554.34.6+220
Vocational1,82525.423.099316.914.2+832
No qualification3,34446.647.53,67862.466.4-334
Not stated80511.211.863010.79.3+175
Total persons aged 15+7,173100.0100.05,890100.0100.0+1,283
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the District Council of Grant in 2021 compared to the Tatiara District Council area 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, 42.2% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 46.6% had no qualifications, compared with 40.8% and 47.5% respectively for the Tatiara District Council area.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of the District Council of Grant and the Tatiara District Council area is:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (25.4% compared to 23.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the District Council of Grant between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+832 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+390 persons)
  • No qualifications (-334 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+220 persons)

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