idc-logo
svg rectangle color
Rockhampton Regional CouncilCommunity profile

27.5% of people in Park Avenue had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the Mount Morgan District. This represents an increase of 223 people since 2011.

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, Park Avenue's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.

Learn more about planning education provision here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Highest qualification achieved
Park Avenue - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Mount Morgan District %Number%Mount Morgan District %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree4169.84.43147.32.5+102
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2726.44.61533.53.0+119
Vocational1,16427.521.594121.817.9+223
No qualification1,96846.550.32,30853.558.6-340
Not stated4109.719.260013.918.0-190
Total persons aged 15+4,230100.0100.04,316100.0100.0-86
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 in Park Avenue in 2021 compared to the Mount Morgan District 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, 43.8% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 46.5% had no qualifications, compared with 30.5% and 50.3% respectively for the Mount Morgan District.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Park Avenue and the Mount Morgan District were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (27.5% compared to 21.5%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (9.8% compared to 4.4%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (6.4% compared to 4.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (46.5% compared to 50.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Park Avenue between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (-340 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+223 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+119 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+102 persons)

DISCLAIMER: While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and current, there may be errors or omissions in it and no legal responsibility is accepted for the information and opinions in this website.

Please view our Privacy Policy, Terms of use and Legal notices. Stats NZ Data and the copyright in the Stats NZ Data remains the property of the Statistics New Zealand.

The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the Stats NZ Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. Stats NZ Data can be accessed on the Statistics New Zealand website at www.stats.govt.nz. Unless otherwise specified, content that Stats NZ produce is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. For further information see https://www.stats.govt.nz/about-us/copyright/.