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Rockingham Ward

Qualifications

20.6% of females in Rockingham Ward had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than the City of Rockingham. This represents an increase of 416 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, Rockingham Ward'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
Rockingham Ward - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Rockingham %Number%City of Rockingham %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,60011.615.71,3089.813.1+292
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,2869.311.01,0788.110.0+208
Vocational2,84620.622.72,43018.219.7+416
No qualification6,50847.142.36,75150.646.0-243
Not stated1,56411.38.31,77513.311.1-211
Total persons aged 15+13,804100.0100.013,342100.0100.0+462
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Rockingham Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Rockingham 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, 41.5% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 47.1% had no qualifications, compared with 49.4% and 42.3% respectively for the City of Rockingham.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Rockingham Ward and the City of Rockingham were:

  • A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (47.1% compared to 42.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (11.6% compared to 15.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (20.6% compared to 22.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.3% compared to 11.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Rockingham Ward between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+416 females)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+292 females)
  • No qualifications (-243 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+208 females)

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