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Thirlmere - Lakesland

Qualifications

29.3% of people in Thirlmere - Lakesland had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Oakdale - Nattai - National Park. This represents an increase of 348 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, Thirlmere - Lakesland'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
Thirlmere - Lakesland - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Oakdale - Nattai - National Park %Number%Oakdale - Nattai - National Park %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree57613.010.642611.98.8+150
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4049.19.12817.98.3+123
Vocational1,29429.328.994626.430.5+348
No qualification1,70038.440.91,43940.243.5+261
Not stated44910.210.548513.69.0-36
Total persons aged 15+4,423100.0100.03,577100.0100.0+846
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 Thirlmere - Lakesland in 2021 compared to Oakdale - Nattai - National Park shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 51.4% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.4% had no qualifications, compared with 48.6% and 40.9% respectively for Oakdale - Nattai - National Park.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Thirlmere - Lakesland and Oakdale - Nattai - National Park were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (13.0% compared to 10.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (38.4% compared to 40.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Thirlmere - Lakesland between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+348 persons)
  • No qualifications (+261 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+150 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+123 persons)

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