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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 Keswick Ward. This represents an increase of 380 people since 2006.

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)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Keswick Ward %Number%Keswick Ward %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree66632.237.228616.120.2+380
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1658.010.1925.27.5+73
Vocational29814.415.125814.616.0+40
No qualification79338.332.385048.044.9-57
Not stated1487.15.428616.111.3-138
Total persons aged 15+2,070100.0100.01,772100.0100.0+298
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Keswick Ward 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 62.4% and 32.3% respectively for Keswick Ward.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Cowandilla - Hilton and Keswick Ward were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (38.3% compared to 32.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (32.2% compared to 37.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (8.0% compared to 10.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Cowandilla - Hilton between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+380 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+73 persons)
  • No qualifications (-57 persons)

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