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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id18.3% of females in Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than the Toukley District. This represents an increase of 234 females 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, Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay'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 female population in Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay in 2021 compared to the Toukley District shows that there was a higher proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of females with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 47.9% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 41.0% had no qualifications, compared with 45.2% and 43.5% respectively for the Toukley District.
The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay and the Toukley District were:
- A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (18.3% compared to 14.3%)
- A larger percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (11.3% compared to 10.2%)
- A smaller percentage of females with No qualifications (41.0% compared to 43.5%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (18.2% compared to 20.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+234 females)
- No qualifications (-118 females)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+110 females)
- Vocational qualifications (+92 females)
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