Mount Lofty - Prince Henry Heights
Qualifications
37.2% of people in Mount Lofty - Prince Henry Heights had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Wyreema - Cambooya. This represents an increase of 399 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, Mount Lofty - Prince Henry Heights'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lofty - Prince Henry Heights - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Wyreema - Cambooya % | Number | % | Wyreema - Cambooya % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 1,348 | 37.2 | 12.0 | 5001 | 949 | 27.9 | 8.3 | +399 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 334 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 5002 | 320 | 9.4 | 7.1 | +14 |
| Vocational | 651 | 18.0 | 32.0 | 5003 | 536 | 15.7 | 25.8 | +115 |
 No qualification | 1,101 | 30.4 | 38.6 | 5004 | 1,268 | 37.2 | 52.2 | -168 |
| Not stated | 192 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 5005 | 333 | 9.8 | 6.5 | -141 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 3,626 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,406 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +219 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. 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 Mount Lofty - Prince Henry Heights 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, 64.3% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 30.4% had no qualifications, compared with 52.8% and 38.6% respectively for Wyreema - Cambooya.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Mount Lofty - Prince Henry Heights and Wyreema - Cambooya were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (37.2% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (18.0% compared to 32.0%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (30.4% compared to 38.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Mount Lofty - Prince Henry Heights between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+399 persons)
- No qualifications (-168 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+115 persons)