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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id26.7% of people in Cumberland Council area had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Western Sydney (LGA). This represents an increase of 32,164 people since 2006.
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, Cumberland Council area'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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Council area - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Western Sydney (LGA) % | Number | % | Western Sydney (LGA) % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 50,277 | 26.7 | 26.0 | 18,112 | 13.3 | 13.5 | +32,164 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 16,921 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 8,810 | 6.5 | 7.0 | +8,110 |
| Vocational | 21,425 | 11.4 | 16.0 | 17,947 | 13.2 | 16.4 | +3,478 |
| No qualification | 79,643 | 42.2 | 40.2 | 70,779 | 51.9 | 49.7 | +8,864 |
| Not stated | 20,291 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 20,738 | 15.2 | 13.4 | -447 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 188,557 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 136,388 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +52,169 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Cumberland Council area in 2021 compared to Western Sydney (LGA) 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, 47.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 42.2% had no qualifications, compared with 51.3% and 40.2% respectively for Western Sydney (LGA).
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Cumberland Council area and Western Sydney (LGA) were:
- A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (42.2% compared to 40.2%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (11.4% compared to 16.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Cumberland Council area between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+32,164 persons)
- No qualifications (+8,864 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+8,110 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+3,478 persons)
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