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Lismore City

Qualifications

24.6% of females in Lismore City had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Rural North West. This represents an increase of 867 females 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, Lismore 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.

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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
Lismore City - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Rural North West %Number%Rural North West %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree4,64424.626.93,77720.524.1+867
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2,03010.711.11,8169.910.4+214
Vocational3,58519.018.33,34818.216.1+237
No qualification6,65035.233.27,21539.235.9-565
Not stated2,00410.610.52,25912.313.5-255
Total persons aged 15+18,913100.0100.018,415100.0100.0+498
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 female population in Lismore City in 2021 compared to Rural North West shows that there was a lower proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 54.2% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 35.2% had no qualifications, compared with 56.3% and 33.2% respectively for Rural North West.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Lismore City and Rural North West were:

  • A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (35.2% compared to 33.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (24.6% compared to 26.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Lismore City between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+867 females)
  • No qualifications (-565 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+237 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+214 females)

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