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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id24.4% of people in Broken Hill (South) had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Broken Hill (CBD). This represents an increase of 105 people since 2011.
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, Broken Hill (South)'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?'
| Highest qualification achieved | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill (South) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Broken Hill (CBD) % | Number | % | Broken Hill (CBD) % | 2011 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 177 | 5.8 | 12.9 | 111 | 3.5 | 6.3 | +66 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 154 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 116 | 3.7 | 2.4 | +37 |
| Vocational | 750 | 24.4 | 19.9 | 645 | 20.2 | 17.2 | +105 |
| No qualification | 1,523 | 49.5 | 45.6 | 1,697 | 53.2 | 51.6 | -175 |
| Not stated | 471 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 623 | 19.5 | 22.5 | -152 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 3,075 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,194 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -119 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Broken Hill (South) in 2021 compared to Broken Hill (CBD) 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, 35.2% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 49.5% had no qualifications, compared with 38.6% and 45.6% respectively for Broken Hill (CBD).
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Broken Hill (South) and Broken Hill (CBD) were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (24.4% compared to 19.9%)
- A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (49.5% compared to 45.6%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (5.8% compared to 12.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Broken Hill (South) between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:
- No qualifications (-175 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+105 persons)
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+66 persons)
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