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Top Camp - Hodgson Vale and District

Qualifications

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24.3% of people in Top Camp - Hodgson Vale and District had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Wyreema - Cambooya. This represents an increase of 357 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, Top Camp - Hodgson Vale 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
Top Camp - Hodgson Vale and District - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Wyreema - Cambooya %Number%Wyreema - Cambooya %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree67324.112.028618.06.9+387
Advanced Diploma or Diploma31211.28.81308.25.9+181
Vocational67824.332.032020.221.5+357
No qualification99635.738.672745.755.1+269
Not stated1304.78.51278.010.5+3
Total persons aged 15+2,789100.0100.01,591100.0100.0+1,198
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 Top Camp - Hodgson Vale and District in 2021 compared to Wyreema - Cambooya 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, 59.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 35.7% had no qualifications, compared with 52.8% and 38.6% respectively for Wyreema - Cambooya.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Top Camp - Hodgson Vale and District and Wyreema - Cambooya were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (24.1% compared to 12.0%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (11.2% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (24.3% compared to 32.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (35.7% compared to 38.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Top Camp - Hodgson Vale and District between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+387 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+357 persons)
  • No qualifications (+269 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+181 persons)

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