Kearneys Spring
Qualifications
20.0% of people in Kearneys Spring had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2016, higher than Greenmount - Nobby and District. This represents an increase of 486 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, Kearneys Spring'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearneys Spring - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Greenmount - Nobby and District % | Number | % | Greenmount - Nobby and District % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 1,391 | 20.0 | 12.8 | 5001 | 905 | 15.4 | 13.1 | +486 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 558 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5002 | 453 | 7.7 | 6.7 | +104 |
| Vocational | 1,291 | 18.6 | 24.5 | 5003 | 1,033 | 17.5 | 20.7 | +258 |
 No qualification | 2,910 | 41.9 | 44.5 | 5004 | 2,743 | 46.5 | 52.5 | +167 |
| Not stated | 802 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 5005 | 759 | 12.9 | 7.0 | +43 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 6,952 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,894 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,057 | |
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 Kearneys Spring in 2016 compared to Greenmount - Nobby and District 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, 46.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 41.9% had no qualifications, compared with 45.4% and 44.5% respectively for Greenmount - Nobby and District.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Kearneys Spring and Greenmount - Nobby and District were:
- A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (20.0% compared to 12.8%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (18.6% compared to 24.5%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (41.9% compared to 44.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Kearneys Spring between 2011 and 2016 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+486 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+258 persons)
- No qualifications (+167 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+104 persons)