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Nambour - Burnside and District

Qualifications

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26.9% of people in Nambour - Burnside and District had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Landsborough - Mount Mellum. This represents an increase of 1,992 people 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, Nambour - Burnside and District'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
Nambour - Burnside and District - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Landsborough - Mount Mellum %Number%Landsborough - Mount Mellum %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,53415.715.11,0839.27.2+1,451
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,68210.411.18026.86.0+879
Vocational4,34626.929.32,35419.922.0+1,992
No qualification6,20238.338.26,03951.154.1+162
Not stated1,4208.86.31,54213.010.7-123
Total persons aged 15+16,184100.0100.011,822100.0100.0+4,361
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 population in Nambour - Burnside and District in 2021 compared to Landsborough - Mount Mellum 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 similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 52.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.3% had no qualifications, compared with 55.5% and 38.2% respectively for Landsborough - Mount Mellum.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of Nambour - Burnside and District and Landsborough - Mount Mellum is:

  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (26.9% compared to 29.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Nambour - Burnside and District between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+1,992 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,451 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+879 persons)
  • No qualifications (+162 persons)

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