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Qualifications

18.4% of females in Scenic Rim Regional Council had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Beaudesert - Kooralbyn and District. This represents an increase of 832 females 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, Scenic Rim 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
Scenic Rim Regional Council - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Beaudesert - Kooralbyn and District %Number%Beaudesert - Kooralbyn and District %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree3,31718.411.12,48515.08.2+832
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2,12711.89.11,74210.58.6+385
Vocational3,28718.220.12,75716.616.7+530
No qualification7,45341.347.67,59245.853.3-139
Not stated1,86310.312.11,99812.113.1-135
Total persons aged 15+18,047100.0100.016,574100.0100.0+1,473
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 female population in Scenic Rim Regional Council in 2021 compared to Beaudesert - Kooralbyn and District shows that there was a higher proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 48.4% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 41.3% had no qualifications, compared with 40.3% and 47.6% respectively for Beaudesert - Kooralbyn and District.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Scenic Rim Regional Council and Beaudesert - Kooralbyn and District were:

  • A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (18.4% compared to 11.1%)
  • A larger percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (11.8% compared to 9.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with No qualifications (41.3% compared to 47.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (18.2% compared to 20.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Scenic Rim Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+832 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+530 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+385 females)
  • No qualifications (-139 females)

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