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Camden Park - Mount Hunter - Cawdor

Qualifications

27.2% of people in Camden Park - Mount Hunter - Cawdor had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Tahmoor. This represents an increase of 503 people since 2001.

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, Camden Park - Mount Hunter - Cawdor'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
Camden Park - Mount Hunter - Cawdor - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Tahmoor %Number%Tahmoor %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree52420.611.87810.55.3+446
Advanced Diploma or Diploma28411.29.1456.04.0+239
Vocational69127.230.218725.119.6+503
No qualification92936.642.535347.258.9+575
Not stated1104.36.48411.212.3+26
Total persons aged 15+2,538100.0100.0749100.0100.0+1,789
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Camden Park - Mount Hunter - Cawdor in 2021 compared to Tahmoor 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, 59.1% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.6% had no qualifications, compared with 51.1% and 42.5% respectively for Tahmoor.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Camden Park - Mount Hunter - Cawdor and Tahmoor were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (20.6% compared to 11.8%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (11.2% compared to 9.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (36.6% compared to 42.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (27.2% compared to 30.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Camden Park - Mount Hunter - Cawdor between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (+575 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+503 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+446 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+239 persons)

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