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Milton-Ulladulla Structure Plan area

Qualifications

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35.4% of males in the Milton-Ulladulla Structure Plan area had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Lake Macquarie City. This represents an increase of 724 males since 2006.

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, the Milton-Ulladulla Structure Plan area'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?'

Highest qualification achieved
Milton-Ulladulla Structure Plan area - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Lake Macquarie City %Number%Lake Macquarie City %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree96414.116.03967.39.9+568
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4476.58.12614.85.9+185
Vocational2,42635.433.91,70231.332.3+724
No qualification2,44735.735.62,39344.041.5+54
Not stated5778.46.468612.610.5-110
Total persons aged 15+6,861100.0100.05,439100.0100.0+1,421
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the male population in the Milton-Ulladulla Structure Plan area in 2021 compared to Lake Macquarie City shows that there was a lower proportion of males holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a similar proportion of males with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 55.9% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 35.7% had no qualifications, compared with 58.0% and 35.6% respectively for Lake Macquarie City.

The major differences between qualifications held by the male population of the Milton-Ulladulla Structure Plan area and Lake Macquarie City were:

  • A larger percentage of males with Vocational qualifications (35.4% compared to 33.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of males with Bachelor or Higher degrees (14.1% compared to 16.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of males with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (6.5% compared to 8.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in the Milton-Ulladulla Structure Plan area between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+724 males)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+568 males)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+185 males)
  • No qualifications (+54 males)

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