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Sippy Downs - Palmview

Qualifications

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24.7% of people in Sippy Downs - Palmview had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Caloundra - Kings Beach - Moffat Beach - Shelly Beach. This represents an increase of 1,184 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, Sippy Downs - Palmview'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
Sippy Downs - Palmview - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Caloundra - Kings Beach - Moffat Beach - Shelly Beach %Number%Caloundra - Kings Beach - Moffat Beach - Shelly Beach %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,79020.823.11,30814.817.1+1,482
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,40410.510.18399.59.4+565
Vocational3,31724.720.52,13324.121.1+1,184
No qualification4,78635.736.33,75142.339.3+1,035
Not stated1,1188.310.08309.413.1+288
Total persons aged 15+13,415100.0100.08,861100.0100.0+4,554
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 population in Sippy Downs - Palmview in 2021 compared to Caloundra - Kings Beach - Moffat Beach - Shelly Beach 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 lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 56.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 35.7% had no qualifications, compared with 53.7% and 36.3% respectively for Caloundra - Kings Beach - Moffat Beach - Shelly Beach.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Sippy Downs - Palmview and Caloundra - Kings Beach - Moffat Beach - Shelly Beach were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (24.7% compared to 20.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (20.8% compared to 23.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Sippy Downs - Palmview between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,482 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+1,184 persons)
  • No qualifications (+1,035 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+565 persons)

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