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Haywards Bay - Yallah - Marshall Mount

Qualifications

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30.7% of people in Haywards Bay - Yallah - Marshall Mount had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Wollongong City. This represents an increase of 86 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, Haywards Bay - Yallah - Marshall Mount'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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Derived from the Census question:

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

Highest qualification achieved
Haywards Bay - Yallah - Marshall Mount - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Wollongong City %Number%Wollongong City %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree22618.624.514114.619.9+85
Advanced Diploma or Diploma12610.49.310310.69.0+23
Vocational37330.722.528729.621.9+86
No qualification43435.736.637338.540.0+61
Not stated564.67.2646.69.2-8
Total persons aged 15+1,215100.0100.0968100.0100.0+247
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 Haywards Bay - Yallah - Marshall Mount in 2021 compared to Wollongong City 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, 59.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 35.7% had no qualifications, compared with 56.3% and 36.6% respectively for Wollongong City.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Haywards Bay - Yallah - Marshall Mount and Wollongong City were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (30.7% compared to 22.5%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.4% compared to 9.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (18.6% compared to 24.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Haywards Bay - Yallah - Marshall Mount between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+86 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+85 persons)
  • No qualifications (+61 persons)

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