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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id27.2% of people in Alice Springs Town Council LGA had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than the City of Palmerston LGA. This represents an increase of 1,334 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, Alice Springs Town Council LGA'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?'
| Highest qualification achieved | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs Town Council LGA - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | City of Palmerston LGA % | Number | % | City of Palmerston LGA % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 5,582 | 27.2 | 17.6 | 4,248 | 21.7 | 14.0 | +1,334 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 1,713 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 1,637 | 8.4 | 9.1 | +76 |
| Vocational | 4,001 | 19.5 | 26.6 | 3,786 | 19.4 | 27.8 | +215 |
| No qualification | 7,157 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 6,689 | 34.2 | 36.9 | +468 |
| Not stated | 2,055 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3,196 | 16.3 | 12.2 | -1,141 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 20,508 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 19,556 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +952 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Alice Springs Town Council LGA in 2021 compared to the City of Palmerston LGA shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 55.1% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 34.9% had no qualifications, compared with 53.6% and 34.9% respectively for the City of Palmerston LGA.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Alice Springs Town Council LGA and the City of Palmerston LGA were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (27.2% compared to 17.6%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (19.5% compared to 26.6%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (8.4% compared to 9.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Alice Springs Town Council LGA between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,334 persons)
- No qualifications (+468 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+215 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+76 persons)
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