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Hornsby Shire CouncilCommunity profile

West Pennant Hills

Qualifications

45.1% of people in West Pennant Hills had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than the City of Ryde. This represents an increase of 480 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, West Pennant Hills'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
West Pennant Hills - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Ryde %Number%City of Ryde %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,39345.146.491331.427.6+480
Advanced Diploma or Diploma32910.69.533711.69.5-9
Vocational36611.810.842014.512.9-54
No qualification84727.426.697733.637.3-130
Not stated1575.16.82608.912.7-103
Total persons aged 15+3,092100.0100.02,908100.0100.0+183
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in West Pennant Hills in 2021 compared to the City of Ryde shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 67.5% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 27.4% had no qualifications, compared with 66.6% and 26.6% respectively for the City of Ryde.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of West Pennant Hills and the City of Ryde were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.6% compared to 9.5%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (11.8% compared to 10.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (45.1% compared to 46.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in West Pennant Hills between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+480 persons)
  • No qualifications (-130 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (-54 persons)

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