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Hamlyn Heights

Qualifications

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24.9% of people in Hamlyn Heights had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than the City of Greater Geelong. This represents an increase of 429 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, Hamlyn Heights'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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Derived from the Census question:

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

Highest qualification achieved
Hamlyn Heights - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Greater Geelong %Number%City of Greater Geelong %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,35124.924.292217.518.7+429
Advanced Diploma or Diploma57110.510.34929.49.5+79
Vocational1,18621.920.71,18522.621.0+1
No qualification1,98936.737.12,12440.440.4-135
Not stated3195.97.753210.110.4-213
Total persons aged 15+5,416100.0100.05,255100.0100.0+161
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 Hamlyn Heights in 2021 compared to the City of Greater Geelong 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 similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 57.4% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.7% had no qualifications, compared with 55.2% and 37.1% respectively for the City of Greater Geelong.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of Hamlyn Heights and the City of Greater Geelong is:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (21.9% compared to 20.7%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+429 persons)
  • No qualifications (-135 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+79 persons)

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