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Rural South East

Qualifications

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26.5% of people in Rural South East had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Cosgrove - Mount Louisa. This represents an increase of 26 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, Rural South East'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
Rural South East - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Cosgrove - Mount Louisa %Number%Cosgrove - Mount Louisa %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree9111.918.1537.310.3+38
Advanced Diploma or Diploma567.38.9436.06.7+12
Vocational20226.527.917624.121.5+26
No qualification31341.038.737651.649.3-64
Not stated10113.26.48011.112.2+20
Total persons aged 15+763100.0100.0730100.0100.0+32
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 Rural South East in 2021 compared to Cosgrove - Mount Louisa shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 45.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 41.0% had no qualifications, compared with 55.0% and 38.7% respectively for Cosgrove - Mount Louisa.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Rural South East and Cosgrove - Mount Louisa were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (41.0% compared to 38.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (11.9% compared to 18.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (7.3% compared to 8.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (26.5% compared to 27.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest change in the qualifications of the population in Rural South East between 2006 and 2021 was:

  • No qualifications (-64 persons)

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