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Willow Vale - Pimpama (West)

Qualifications

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26.4% of people in Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Pacific Pines - Gaven. This represents an increase of 456 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, Willow Vale - Pimpama (West)'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
Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Pacific Pines - Gaven %Number%Pacific Pines - Gaven %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree95418.219.843413.515.2+520
Advanced Diploma or Diploma59711.411.33069.510.8+291
Vocational1,38826.425.993228.925.0+456
No qualification1,89936.137.11,26239.140.8+637
Not stated4167.95.92919.08.3+125
Total persons aged 15+5,254100.0100.03,225100.0100.0+2,029
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 Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) in 2021 compared to Pacific Pines - Gaven shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 55.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.1% had no qualifications, compared with 57.0% and 37.1% respectively for Pacific Pines - Gaven.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) and Pacific Pines - Gaven is:

  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (18.2% compared to 19.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (+637 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+520 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+456 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+291 persons)

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