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Crows Nest - Hampton and District

Qualifications

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22.3% of people in Crows Nest - Hampton and District had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Wyreema - Cambooya. This represents an increase of 157 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, Crows Nest - Hampton 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
Crows Nest - Hampton and District - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Qualification levelNumber%Wyreema - Cambooya %Number%Wyreema - Cambooya %2011 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree47115.412.029211.68.3+179
Advanced Diploma or Diploma30610.08.82138.57.1+92
Vocational68322.332.052620.925.8+157
No qualification1,11736.538.61,19747.552.2-80
Not stated48515.88.529211.66.5+193
Total persons aged 15+3,062100.0100.02,522100.0100.0+540
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Crows Nest - Hampton and District in 2021 compared to Wyreema - Cambooya 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, 47.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.5% had no qualifications, compared with 52.8% and 38.6% respectively for Wyreema - Cambooya.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Crows Nest - Hampton and District and Wyreema - Cambooya were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (15.4% compared to 12.0%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.0% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (22.3% compared to 32.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (36.5% compared to 38.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Crows Nest - Hampton and District between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+179 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+157 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+92 persons)
  • No qualifications (-80 persons)

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