Ramsgate - Ramsgate Beach
Qualifications
19.2% of people in Ramsgate - Ramsgate Beach had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2016, lower than Bayside Council area. This represents an increase of 268 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, Ramsgate - Ramsgate Beach's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
| Highest qualification achieved | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate - Ramsgate Beach - Persons aged 15+ (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Bayside Council area % | Number | % | Bayside Council area % | 2001 to 2016 | |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 445 | 19.2 | 27.4 | 5001 | 177 | 8.9 | 12.0 | +268 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 233 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 5002 | 105 | 5.3 | 6.2 | +127 |
| Vocational | 441 | 19.0 | 13.5 | 5003 | 302 | 15.2 | 14.6 | +139 |
 No qualification | 936 | 40.4 | 38.9 | 5004 | 1,074 | 54.1 | 53.0 | -138 |
| Not stated | 262 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 5005 | 325 | 16.4 | 14.2 | -64 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 2,317 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,985 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +332 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Ramsgate - Ramsgate Beach in 2016 compared to Bayside Council area 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, 48.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 40.4% had no qualifications, compared with 50.4% and 38.9% respectively for Bayside Council area.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Ramsgate - Ramsgate Beach and Bayside Council area were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (19.0% compared to 13.5%)
- A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (40.4% compared to 38.9%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (19.2% compared to 27.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Ramsgate - Ramsgate Beach between 2001 and 2016 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+268 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+139 persons)
- No qualifications (-138 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+127 persons)