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Morts Estate - Oaky Park - Vale Of Clwydd

Qualifications

28.2% of people in the Morts Estate - Oaky Park - Vale Of Clwydd had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton. This represents an increase of 87 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, the Morts Estate - Oaky Park - Vale Of Clwydd'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
Morts Estate - Oaky Park - Vale Of Clwydd - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton %Number%South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree12710.613.2635.96.5+64
Advanced Diploma or Diploma847.08.8494.65.3+35
Vocational33628.228.524923.428.5+87
No qualification53945.242.657454.048.1-35
Not stated1079.06.912712.011.5-20
Total persons aged 15+1,193100.0100.01,062100.0100.0+131
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 the Morts Estate - Oaky Park - Vale Of Clwydd in 2021 compared to South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton 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, 45.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 45.2% had no qualifications, compared with 50.6% and 42.6% respectively for South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of the Morts Estate - Oaky Park - Vale Of Clwydd and South Bowenfels - Littleton - South Littleton were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (45.2% compared to 42.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (10.6% compared to 13.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (7.0% compared to 8.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the Morts Estate - Oaky Park - Vale Of Clwydd between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+87 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+64 persons)

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