Gold Coast City
Qualifications
21.5% of people in Gold Coast City had a Vocational qualification in 2016, lower than Division 05. This represents an increase of 31,538 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, Gold Coast City's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
| Highest qualification achieved | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast City - Persons aged 15+ (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Division 05 % | Number | % | Division 05 % | 2006 to 2016 | |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 80,776 | 17.2 | 14.0 | 5001 | 41,682 | 11.2 | 9.5 | +39,094 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 47,690 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 5002 | 27,567 | 7.4 | 7.0 | +20,123 |
| Vocational | 100,869 | 21.5 | 24.9 | 5003 | 69,331 | 18.6 | 21.8 | +31,538 |
 No qualification | 183,585 | 39.2 | 41.8 | 5004 | 174,127 | 46.7 | 51.0 | +9,458 |
| Not stated | 55,897 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 5005 | 60,306 | 16.2 | 10.6 | -4,409 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 468,817 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 373,013 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +95,804 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Gold Coast City in 2016 compared to Division 05 shows that there was a similar 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, 48.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.2% had no qualifications, compared with 49.2% and 41.8% respectively for Division 05.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Gold Coast City and Division 05 were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (17.2% compared to 14.0%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (21.5% compared to 24.9%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (39.2% compared to 41.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Gold Coast City between 2006 and 2016 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+39,094 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+31,538 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+20,123 persons)
- No qualifications (+9,458 persons)