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Cowandilla - Hilton

Qualifications

32.2% of people in Cowandilla - Hilton had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Kurralta Park - Glandore. This represents an increase of 256 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, Cowandilla - Hilton'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
Cowandilla - Hilton - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Kurralta Park - Glandore %Number%Kurralta Park - Glandore %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree66632.238.041021.528.3+256
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1658.010.21095.78.6+56
Vocational29814.414.523712.414.3+61
No qualification79338.331.094249.339.9-149
Not stated1487.16.321111.19.0-63
Total persons aged 15+2,070100.0100.01,909100.0100.0+161
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 Cowandilla - Hilton in 2021 compared to Kurralta Park - Glandore 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, 54.5% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.3% had no qualifications, compared with 62.6% and 31.0% respectively for Kurralta Park - Glandore.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Cowandilla - Hilton and Kurralta Park - Glandore were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (38.3% compared to 31.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (32.2% compared to 38.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (8.0% compared to 10.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Cowandilla - Hilton between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+256 persons)
  • No qualifications (-149 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+61 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+56 persons)

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