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Tweed Shire

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23.6% of people in Tweed Shire had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Murwillumbah and District. This represents an increase of 1,506 people since 2016.

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, Tweed Shire'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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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Refers to:

Persons aged 15 years and over

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Highest qualification achieved
Tweed Shire - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Murwillumbah and District %Number%Murwillumbah and District %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree14,40517.715.910,21213.412.2+4,193
Advanced Diploma or Diploma7,8659.78.46,7228.88.4+1,143
Vocational19,17623.624.917,67023.224.0+1,506
No qualification30,99538.139.031,91642.042.4-921
Not stated8,86110.911.89,52712.513.1-666
Total persons aged 15+81,302100.0100.076,047100.0100.0+5,255
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Tweed Shire in 2021 compared to Murwillumbah 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, 51.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.1% had no qualifications, compared with 49.2% and 39.0% respectively for Murwillumbah and District.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Tweed Shire and Murwillumbah and District were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (17.7% compared to 15.9%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (9.7% compared to 8.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (23.6% compared to 24.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Tweed Shire between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+4,193 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+1,506 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+1,143 persons)
  • No qualifications (-921 persons)

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