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Rural East - Lilydale

Qualifications

27.0% of people in Rural East - Lilydale had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the City of Launceston. This represents an increase of 296 people since 2001.

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, Rural East - Lilydale'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
Rural East - Lilydale - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%City of Launceston %Number%City of Launceston %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree37915.421.91587.510.1+220
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1998.17.4974.64.9+102
Vocational66327.021.136717.414.9+296
No qualification96139.141.51,24058.958.6-279
Not stated25710.58.124311.611.6+13
Total persons aged 15+2,459100.0100.02,106100.0100.0+352
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Rural East - Lilydale in 2021 compared to the City of Launceston 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, 50.5% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.1% had no qualifications, compared with 50.4% and 41.5% respectively for the City of Launceston.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Rural East - Lilydale and the City of Launceston were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (27.0% compared to 21.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (15.4% compared to 21.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (39.1% compared to 41.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Rural East - Lilydale between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+296 persons)
  • No qualifications (-279 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+220 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+102 persons)

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