East Toowoomba - Redwood
Qualifications
29.5% of people in East Toowoomba - Redwood had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2016, higher than Top Camp - Hodgson Vale and District. This represents an increase of 127 people since 2011.
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, East Toowoomba - Redwood's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
| Highest qualification achieved | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Toowoomba - Redwood - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Top Camp - Hodgson Vale and District % | Number | % | Top Camp - Hodgson Vale and District % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 1,280 | 29.5 | 22.4 | 5001 | 1,153 | 25.7 | 20.1 | +127 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 412 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 5002 | 363 | 8.1 | 10.5 | +49 |
| Vocational | 723 | 16.6 | 23.1 | 5003 | 666 | 14.8 | 22.0 | +57 |
 No qualification | 1,479 | 34.0 | 35.6 | 5004 | 1,933 | 43.0 | 42.1 | -454 |
| Not stated | 450 | 10.4 | 8.0 | 5005 | 380 | 8.5 | 5.3 | +70 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 4,344 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,495 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -151 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in East Toowoomba - Redwood in 2016 compared to Top Camp - Hodgson Vale and District shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 55.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 34.0% had no qualifications, compared with 56.3% and 35.6% respectively for Top Camp - Hodgson Vale and District.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of East Toowoomba - Redwood and Top Camp - Hodgson Vale and District were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (29.5% compared to 22.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (16.6% compared to 23.1%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (34.0% compared to 35.6%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.5% compared to 10.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in East Toowoomba - Redwood between 2011 and 2016 were in those with:
- No qualifications (-454 persons)
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+127 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+57 persons)