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Elanora Heights

Qualifications

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33.3% of people in Elanora Heights had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than North Narrabeen. This represents an increase of 223 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, Elanora Heights'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
Elanora Heights - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%North Narrabeen %Number%North Narrabeen %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,19433.329.197129.323.2+223
Advanced Diploma or Diploma47113.212.344113.312.2+30
Vocational65718.322.265919.923.2-2
No qualification1,09430.629.81,00730.432.4+87
Not stated1654.66.52367.19.0-71
Total persons aged 15+3,581100.0100.03,314100.0100.0+267
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 Elanora Heights in 2021 compared to North Narrabeen shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 64.8% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 30.6% had no qualifications, compared with 63.7% and 29.8% respectively for North Narrabeen.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Elanora Heights and North Narrabeen were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (33.3% compared to 29.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (18.3% compared to 22.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Elanora Heights between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+223 persons)
  • No qualifications (+87 persons)

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