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Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland

Qualifications

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25.9% of people in Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges. This represents an increase of 1,976 people since 2001.

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, Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland'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
Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges %Number%Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,81925.923.48439.810.1+1,976
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,18010.810.75666.66.9+614
Vocational2,35721.623.31,59318.617.6+764
No qualification3,53032.432.84,49552.454.7-966
Not stated1,0039.29.71,08212.610.6-79
Total persons aged 15+10,889100.0100.08,580100.0100.0+2,309
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland in 2021 compared to Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges 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 similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 58.4% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 32.4% had no qualifications, compared with 57.4% and 32.8% respectively for Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland and Eumundi - Eerwah Vale - North Arm - Bridges were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (25.9% compared to 23.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (21.6% compared to 23.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,976 persons)
  • No qualifications (-966 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+764 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+614 persons)

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