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Lockyer Valley Regional CouncilCommunity profile

Lockyer Valley Regional Council

Qualifications

25.5% of people in Lockyer Valley Regional Council had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than South East Queensland. This represents an increase of 1,693 people 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, Lockyer Valley Regional Council'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
Lockyer Valley Regional Council - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%South East Queensland %Number%South East Queensland %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree3,90611.725.42,9549.521.2+952
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2,6117.810.22,1416.99.5+470
Vocational8,47625.521.06,78321.820.3+1,693
No qualification15,14745.535.714,97048.239.3+177
Not stated3,1399.47.84,21713.69.8-1,078
Total persons aged 15+33,279100.0100.031,065100.0100.0+2,214
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 population in Lockyer Valley Regional Council in 2021 compared to South East Queensland 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, 45.1% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 45.5% had no qualifications, compared with 56.6% and 35.7% respectively for South East Queensland.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Lockyer Valley Regional Council and South East Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (45.5% compared to 35.7%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (25.5% compared to 21.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (11.7% compared to 25.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (7.8% compared to 10.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Lockyer Valley Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+1,693 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+952 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+470 persons)
  • No qualifications (+177 persons)

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