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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id24.5% of people in Wagait Shire LGA had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the RDA Northern Territory. This represents an increase of 4 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, Wagait Shire LGA'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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagait Shire LGA - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | RDA Northern Territory % | Number | % | RDA Northern Territory % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 79 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 90 | 23.1 | 17.1 | -11 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 37 | 10.3 | 7.5 | 36 | 9.2 | 7.2 | +1 |
| Vocational | 88 | 24.5 | 19.2 | 84 | 21.5 | 19.8 | +4 |
| No qualification | 115 | 32.0 | 38.8 | 125 | 32.1 | 37.8 | -10 |
| Not stated | 40 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 55 | 14.1 | 18.1 | -15 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 359 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 390 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -31 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Wagait Shire LGA in 2021 compared to the RDA Northern Territory 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, 56.8% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 32.0% had no qualifications, compared with 48.2% and 38.8% respectively for the RDA Northern Territory.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Wagait Shire LGA and the RDA Northern Territory were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (24.5% compared to 19.2%)
- A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.3% compared to 7.5%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (32.0% compared to 38.8%)
Emerging groups
There were no major differences in Wagait Shire LGA between 2016 and 2021.
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