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Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy

Qualifications

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25.1% of people in Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Doonan (part) - Weyba Downs - Verrierdale - Peregian Beach (part). This represents an increase of 666 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, Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy'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
Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Doonan (part) - Weyba Downs - Verrierdale - Peregian Beach (part) %Number%Doonan (part) - Weyba Downs - Verrierdale - Peregian Beach (part) %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,55722.325.969012.915.1+866
Advanced Diploma or Diploma78211.211.64869.110.5+296
Vocational1,75725.122.91,09120.522.5+666
No qualification2,37433.933.22,50447.042.1-131
Not stated5277.56.456210.59.8-35
Total persons aged 15+6,997100.0100.05,335100.0100.0+1,662
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 Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy in 2021 compared to Doonan (part) - Weyba Downs - Verrierdale - Peregian Beach (part) 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, 58.5% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 33.9% had no qualifications, compared with 60.4% and 33.2% respectively for Doonan (part) - Weyba Downs - Verrierdale - Peregian Beach (part).

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy and Doonan (part) - Weyba Downs - Verrierdale - Peregian Beach (part) were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (25.1% compared to 22.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (22.3% compared to 25.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Palmwoods - Chevallum - Montville - Hunchy between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+866 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+666 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+296 persons)
  • No qualifications (-131 persons)

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