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Little Mountain - Meridan Plains

Qualifications

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26.5% of people in Little Mountain - Meridan Plains had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North. This represents an increase of 682 people 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, Little Mountain - Meridan Plains'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
Little Mountain - Meridan Plains - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North %Number%Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,98216.313.91,96912.611.6+1,013
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,96010.710.41,63310.49.4+327
Vocational4,84426.529.34,16226.626.6+682
No qualification6,93037.937.66,60742.243.0+323
Not stated1,5668.68.81,2768.29.5+290
Total persons aged 15+18,282100.0100.015,647100.0100.0+2,635
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 population in Little Mountain - Meridan Plains in 2021 compared to Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North shows that there was a similar proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 53.5% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 37.9% had no qualifications, compared with 53.6% and 37.6% respectively for Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Little Mountain - Meridan Plains and Glass House Mountains - Beerburrum - Coochin Creek - Bribie Island North were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (16.3% compared to 13.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (26.5% compared to 29.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Little Mountain - Meridan Plains between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,013 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+682 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+327 persons)
  • No qualifications (+323 persons)

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