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Mount Barker District CouncilCommunity profile

Meadows and District

Qualifications

27.9% of people in Meadows and District had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the Mount Barker District Council. This represents an increase of 259 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, Meadows and District'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
Meadows and District - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212001Change
Qualification levelNumber%Mount Barker District Council %Number%Mount Barker District Council %2001 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree29617.522.412311.010.8+173
Advanced Diploma or Diploma17110.110.7686.16.6+102
Vocational47227.924.621219.018.2+259
No qualification59535.135.963256.355.1-37
Not stated1609.46.5857.69.3+74
Total persons aged 15+1,694100.0100.01,122100.0100.0+572
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 Meadows and District in 2021 compared to the Mount Barker District Council shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 55.4% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 35.1% had no qualifications, compared with 57.7% and 35.9% respectively for the Mount Barker District Council.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Meadows and District and the Mount Barker District Council were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (27.9% compared to 24.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (17.5% compared to 22.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Meadows and District between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+259 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+173 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+102 persons)

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