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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 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 assistance | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Regional NSW | Number | % | Regional NSW | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 942 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 663 | 5.5 | 5.2 | +279 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 714 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 489 | 4.0 | 4.9 | +225 |
| Vocational | 2,250 | 17.1 | 18.3 | 1,950 | 16.0 | 16.9 | +300 |
| No qualification | 8,171 | 62.2 | 60.0 | 7,796 | 64.1 | 60.3 | +375 |
| Not stated | 1,050 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 1,257 | 10.3 | 12.8 | -207 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 13,127 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 12,155 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +972 |
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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