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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 21,794 people in Central Coast NSW born overseas had a tertiary qualification.
Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. For the overseas-born they are likely to be related to the age and year of migration (younger age groups are more likely to have qualifications generally), and also to the level of skilled migration in the area. The recognition of overseas qualifications in Australia and the Census may also be a factor influencing the qualification levels of migrant communities. Overseas-born populations may have higher or lower qualification levels than the total population, and this may be tied to Employment and Household Income.
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Central Coast NSW - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Qualification level | Number | % | Central Coast Council area - Total population | Number | % | Central Coast Council area - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
Bachelor or Higher degree | 15,498 | 29.0 | 17.9 | 10,212 | 22.3 | 14.0 | +5,286 |
Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 6,296 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 5,093 | 11.1 | 9.2 | +1,203 |
Vocational | 10,677 | 19.9 | 24.9 | 9,763 | 21.3 | 24.4 | +914 |
No qualification | 17,913 | 33.5 | 38.7 | 17,501 | 38.2 | 41.8 | +412 |
Not stated | 3,135 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 3,281 | 7.2 | 10.6 | -146 |
Total people | 53,519 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 45,850 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +7,669 |
Analysis of the qualifications of the population born overseas in Central Coast NSW in 2021 compared to the total population in Central 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, 60.7% of the population born overseas aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 33.5% had no qualifications, compared with 52.5% and 38.7% respectively for the total population in Central Coast NSW.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population born overseas in Central Coast Council area and the total population in Central Coast NSW were:
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population born overseas in Central Coast Council area between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
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