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Rockhampton Regional CouncilCommunity profile

Rockhampton

Qualifications

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In 2021, 466 people who needed assistance in Rockhampton Regional Council had a tertiary qualification.

Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. For those with a need for assistance due to age or disability, they can reveal the level of ability to participate in tertiary education, and the success of programs to engage those with a disability in the community.

With other data sources, such as Employment Status and Income, Rockhampton Regional Council's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status people with a need for assistance.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Highest qualification achieved
Rockhampton Regional Council - Need for assistance20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Regional QLDNumber%Regional QLD2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2484.77.01483.45.4+100
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2184.26.21403.25.3+78
Vocational78515.018.657813.216.9+207
No qualification3,34864.159.32,68261.160.9+666
Not stated62411.98.983819.111.6-214
Total persons aged 15+5,223100.0100.04,386100.0100.0+837
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population needing assistance in Rockhampton Regional Council in 2021 compared to Regional QLD 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, 24.0% of the population needing assistance aged 15 years or more held educational qualifications, and 64.1% had no qualifications, compared with 31.7% and 59.3% respectively for Regional QLD.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population needing assistance in Rockhampton and Regional QLD were:

  • A larger percentage of people with No qualifications (64.1% compared to 59.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Vocational qualifications (15.0% compared to 18.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Bachelor or Higher degrees (4.7% compared to 7.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (4.2% compared to 6.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population needing assistance in Rockhampton between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (+666 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+207 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+100 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+78 persons)

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