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Mount Pritchard

Qualifications

15.4% of people in Mount Pritchard had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Carramar. This represents a decrease of 69 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, Mount Pritchard'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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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Highest qualification achieved
Mount Pritchard - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Carramar %Number%Carramar %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree94712.014.67009.511.8+246
Advanced Diploma or Diploma5737.28.15337.27.5+39
Vocational1,21715.413.21,28517.313.7-69
No qualification4,40055.750.54,15156.050.4+249
Not stated7699.713.774010.016.6+29
Total persons aged 15+7,906100.0100.07,411100.0100.0+494
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 Mount Pritchard in 2021 compared to Carramar 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, 34.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 55.7% had no qualifications, compared with 35.8% and 50.5% respectively for Carramar.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Mount Pritchard and Carramar were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (55.7% compared to 50.5%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (15.4% compared to 13.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (12.0% compared to 14.6%)

Emerging groups

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

  • No qualifications (+249 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+246 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (-69 persons)

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