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Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds

Qualifications

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25.0% of people in Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang. This represents an increase of 243 people since 2006.

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, Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds'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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Derived from the Census question:

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

Highest qualification achieved
Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang %Number%Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,02423.026.539510.218.1+628
Advanced Diploma or Diploma46610.512.43328.611.3+134
Vocational1,11325.024.686922.421.9+243
No qualification1,47033.029.61,73144.739.6-261
Not stated3848.67.054714.19.1-163
Total persons aged 15+4,457100.0100.03,876100.0100.0+580
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds in 2021 compared to Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang 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, 58.4% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 33.0% had no qualifications, compared with 63.4% and 29.6% respectively for Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds and Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (33.0% compared to 29.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (23.0% compared to 26.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.5% compared to 12.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+628 persons)
  • No qualifications (-261 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+243 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+134 persons)

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