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Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera

Qualifications

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24.1% of people in Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Division 07. This represents an increase of 421 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, Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera'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
Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Division 07 %Number%Division 07 %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,46223.921.759212.011.4+870
Advanced Diploma or Diploma65210.710.43897.97.4+263
Vocational1,47024.121.31,04921.218.6+421
No qualification1,95832.137.32,20044.548.3-242
Not stated5679.39.471814.514.2-151
Total persons aged 15+6,109100.0100.04,948100.0100.0+1,161
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera in 2021 compared to Division 07 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 lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 58.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 32.1% had no qualifications, compared with 53.4% and 37.3% respectively for Division 07.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera and Division 07 were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (24.1% compared to 21.3%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (23.9% compared to 21.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (32.1% compared to 37.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+870 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+421 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+263 persons)
  • No qualifications (-242 persons)

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