Lidcombe (South) - Rookwood
Qualifications
28.9% of people in Lidcombe (South) - Rookwood had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2016, lower than Pemulwuy. This represents an increase of 716 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, Lidcombe (South) - Rookwood's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Lidcombe (South) - Rookwood in 2016 compared to Pemulwuy 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, 47.1% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 43.9% had no qualifications, compared with 61.8% and 30.4% respectively for Pemulwuy.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Lidcombe (South) - Rookwood and Pemulwuy were:
- A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (43.9% compared to 30.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (28.9% compared to 37.5%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (9.0% compared to 12.7%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.2% compared to 11.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Lidcombe (South) - Rookwood between 2011 and 2016 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+716 persons)
- No qualifications (+693 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+160 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+142 persons)