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Scenic Rim Regional Council

Qualifications

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24.6% of people in Scenic Rim Regional Council had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Tamborine. 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, 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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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Refers to:

Persons aged 15 years and over

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Highest qualification achieved
Scenic Rim Regional Council - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Tamborine %Number%Tamborine %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree5,30615.013.74,00212.311.8+1,304
Advanced Diploma or Diploma3,4479.712.32,7848.69.0+663
Vocational8,71024.629.77,37622.726.5+1,334
No qualification14,38040.637.614,19543.738.8+185
Not stated3,58310.16.74,13112.713.8-548
Total persons aged 15+35,426100.0100.032,488100.0100.0+2,938
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Scenic Rim Regional Council in 2021 compared to Tamborine 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, 49.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 40.6% had no qualifications, compared with 55.7% and 37.6% respectively for Tamborine.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Scenic Rim Regional Council and Tamborine were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (40.6% compared to 37.6%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (15.0% compared to 13.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (24.6% compared to 29.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.7% compared to 12.3%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Vocational qualifications (+1,334 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,304 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+663 persons)
  • No qualifications (+185 persons)

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