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Pakenham Precinct

Qualifications

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24.0% of people in Pakenham Precinct had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Pakenham - North West. This represents an increase of 421 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, Pakenham Precinct'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
Pakenham Precinct - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Pakenham - North West %Number%Pakenham - North West %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree4,50015.815.42,64710.710.7+1,853
Advanced Diploma or Diploma3,05210.710.62,3499.59.9+703
Vocational6,84324.024.16,42126.027.1+421
No qualification11,71241.041.310,93244.243.5+780
Not stated2,4598.68.72,3799.68.8+80
Total persons aged 15+28,566100.0100.024,730100.0100.0+3,836
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 Pakenham Precinct in 2021 compared to Pakenham - North West shows that there was a similar proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 50.4% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 41.0% had no qualifications, compared with 50.0% and 41.3% respectively for Pakenham - North West.

There were no major differences between Pakenham Precinct and Pakenham - North West in 2021.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Pakenham Precinct between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,853 persons)
  • No qualifications (+780 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+703 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+421 persons)

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