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Yarram and District planning area

Qualifications

24.3% of people in Yarram and District planning area had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Heyfield - Glenmaggie and surrounds. This represents an increase of 74 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, Yarram and District planning area'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
Yarram and District planning area - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Heyfield - Glenmaggie and surrounds %Number%Heyfield - Glenmaggie and surrounds %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree40810.29.73348.98.4+73
Advanced Diploma or Diploma3087.77.02406.47.6+67
Vocational97224.323.389723.823.9+74
No qualification1,80445.144.41,79147.448.2+13
Not stated51112.815.651413.611.9-4
Total persons aged 15+4,003100.0100.03,779100.0100.0+223
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 Yarram and District planning area in 2021 compared to Heyfield - Glenmaggie and surrounds shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 42.2% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 45.1% had no qualifications, compared with 40.0% and 44.4% respectively for Heyfield - Glenmaggie and surrounds.

There were no major differences between Yarram and District planning area and Heyfield - Glenmaggie and surrounds in 2021.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Yarram and District planning area between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Vocational qualifications (+74 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+73 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+67 persons)

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