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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id27.4% of people in Old Toongabbie had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Parramatta CBD. This represents an increase of 156 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, Old Toongabbie's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Old Toongabbie in 2021 compared to Parramatta CBD 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, 57.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.2% had no qualifications, compared with 75.5% and 15.1% respectively for Parramatta CBD.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Old Toongabbie and Parramatta CBD were:
- A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (36.2% compared to 15.1%)
- A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (19.8% compared to 4.4%)
- A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.4% compared to 7.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (27.4% compared to 63.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Old Toongabbie between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+156 persons)
- No qualifications (-63 persons)
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