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Lismore CityCommunity profile

Lismore City

Qualifications

23.2% of people in Lismore City had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Rural Lismore. This represents an increase of 1,044 people since 2011.

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 - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Rural Lismore %Number%Rural Lismore %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree7,67220.923.75,41015.719.0+2,262
Advanced Diploma or Diploma3,2638.99.82,5407.49.3+723
Vocational8,53423.222.97,49021.822.8+1,044
No qualification13,51236.832.215,62245.540.2-2,110
Not stated3,76710.311.43,2919.68.8+476
Total persons aged 15+36,748100.0100.034,353100.0100.0+2,395
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Lismore City in 2021 compared to Rural Lismore shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 53.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.8% had no qualifications, compared with 56.4% and 32.2% respectively for Rural Lismore.

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

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (36.8% compared to 32.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (20.9% compared to 23.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Lismore City between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+2,262 persons)
  • No qualifications (-2,110 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+1,044 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+723 persons)

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