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Tamworth Urban Area

Qualifications

20.6% of females in Tamworth Urban Area had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Dubbo Regional Council area. This represents an increase of 624 females 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, Tamworth Urban Area'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
Tamworth Urban Area - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Dubbo Regional Council area %Number%Dubbo Regional Council area %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree3,92119.421.12,96015.817.0+961
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,9399.69.31,8119.69.0+128
Vocational4,16620.619.03,54218.818.3+624
No qualification8,11440.138.38,15943.442.5-45
Not stated2,08310.312.32,32112.413.2-238
Total persons aged 15+20,223100.0100.018,793100.0100.0+1,430
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 female population in Tamworth Urban Area in 2021 compared to Dubbo Regional Council area shows that there was a similar proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 49.6% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 40.1% had no qualifications, compared with 49.4% and 38.3% respectively for Dubbo Regional Council area.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Tamworth Urban Area and Dubbo Regional Council area were:

  • A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (40.1% compared to 38.3%)
  • A larger percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (20.6% compared to 19.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (19.4% compared to 21.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Tamworth Urban Area between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+961 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+624 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+128 females)

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