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Wollongong City

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In 2021, 1,656 people who needed assistance in Wollongong City Council had a tertiary qualification.

Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. For those with a need for assistance due to age or disability, they can reveal the level of ability to participate in tertiary education, and the success of programs to engage those with a disability in the community.

With other data sources, such as Employment Status and Income, Wollongong City Council's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status people with a need for assistance.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Highest qualification achieved
Wollongong City Council - Need for assistance20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Regional NSWNumber%Regional NSW2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree9427.26.76635.55.2+279
Advanced Diploma or Diploma7145.45.84894.04.9+225
Vocational2,25017.118.31,95016.016.9+300
No qualification8,17162.260.07,79664.160.3+375
Not stated1,0508.09.21,25710.312.8-207
Total persons aged 15+13,127100.0100.012,155100.0100.0+972
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population needing assistance in Wollongong City Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW 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, 29.8% of the population needing assistance aged 15 years or more held educational qualifications, and 62.2% had no qualifications, compared with 30.8% and 60.0% respectively for Regional NSW.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population needing assistance in Wollongong City and Regional NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of people with No qualifications (62.2% compared to 60.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Vocational qualifications (17.1% compared to 18.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population needing assistance in Wollongong City between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (+375 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+300 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+279 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+225 persons)

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