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Wagga Wagga City

Qualifications

24.1% of people in Wagga Wagga City had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Regional NSW. This represents an increase of 896 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, Wagga Wagga City'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
Wagga Wagga City - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree10,52019.517.88,31516.714.5+2,205
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4,4448.38.73,8337.78.2+611
Vocational12,96524.124.412,06924.323.6+896
No qualification21,23839.439.120,70441.741.7+534
Not stated4,6908.710.04,7739.612.1-83
Total persons aged 15+53,857100.0100.049,694100.0100.0+4,163
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Wagga Wagga City in 2021 compared to Regional NSW 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 similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 51.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.4% had no qualifications, compared with 50.9% and 39.1% respectively for Regional NSW.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of Wagga Wagga City and Regional NSW is:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (19.5% compared to 17.8%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+2,205 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+896 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+611 persons)
  • No qualifications (+534 persons)

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