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Miners Rest - Mitchell Park

Qualifications

27.6% of people in Miners Rest - Mitchell Park had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the City of Ballarat. This represents an increase of 219 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, Miners Rest - Mitchell Park'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
Miners Rest - Mitchell Park - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Ballarat %Number%City of Ballarat %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree70417.923.250515.518.9+199
Advanced Diploma or Diploma3729.59.22908.98.5+81
Vocational1,08427.621.086526.520.6+219
No qualification1,57840.238.81,36041.741.8+218
Not stated1924.97.82407.410.2-48
Total persons aged 15+3,930100.0100.03,261100.0100.0+668
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 Miners Rest - Mitchell Park in 2021 compared to the City of Ballarat shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 55.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 40.2% had no qualifications, compared with 53.4% and 38.8% respectively for the City of Ballarat.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Miners Rest - Mitchell Park and the City of Ballarat were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (27.6% compared to 21.0%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (40.2% compared to 38.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (17.9% compared to 23.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Miners Rest - Mitchell Park between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+219 persons)
  • No qualifications (+218 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+199 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+81 persons)

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