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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id23.1% of people in Bellingen Shire had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Mid-Coast NSW. This represents an increase of 156 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, Bellingen Shire's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Bellingen Shire in 2021 compared to Mid-Coast NSW 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, 55.1% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 34.0% had no qualifications, compared with 46.5% and 41.6% respectively for Mid-Coast NSW.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Bellingen Shire and Mid-Coast NSW were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (22.3% compared to 12.3%)
- A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.7% compared to 8.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (34.0% compared to 41.6%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (23.1% compared to 25.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Bellingen Shire between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+514 persons)
- No qualifications (-192 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+156 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+94 persons)
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