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Lockleys Ward

Qualifications

30.6% of people in Lockleys Ward had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport. This represents an increase of 798 people since 2011.

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, Lockleys Ward'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
Lockleys Ward - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport %Number%Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,07930.631.01,28020.719.9+798
Advanced Diploma or Diploma70510.49.75969.67.3+108
Vocational1,14016.817.11,02616.616.2+114
No qualification2,54137.336.22,80545.344.6-264
Not stated3405.06.14847.812.1-144
Total persons aged 15+6,805100.0100.06,192100.0100.0+612
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Lockleys Ward in 2021 compared to Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport shows that there was a similar 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, 57.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 37.3% had no qualifications, compared with 57.8% and 36.2% respectively for Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of Lockleys Ward and Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport is:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (37.3% compared to 36.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Lockleys Ward between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+798 persons)
  • No qualifications (-264 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+114 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+108 persons)

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