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Tablelands Regional Council

Qualifications

24.1% of people in Tablelands Regional Council had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Regional QLD. This represents an increase of 590 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, Tablelands Regional Council'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
Tablelands Regional Council - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Regional QLD %Number%Regional QLD %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree3,00713.817.12,38211.714.0+625
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,7898.29.11,5747.78.3+215
Vocational5,25324.124.14,66322.923.1+590
No qualification8,73040.039.28,89143.742.4-161
Not stated3,02713.910.52,81313.812.1+214
Total persons aged 15+21,806100.0100.020,323100.0100.0+1,483
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 Tablelands Regional Council in 2021 compared to Regional QLD 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, 46.1% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 40.0% had no qualifications, compared with 50.3% and 39.2% respectively for Regional QLD.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of Tablelands Regional Council and Regional QLD is:

  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (13.8% compared to 17.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Tablelands Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+625 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+590 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+215 persons)
  • No qualifications (-161 persons)

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