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Wellington ShireCommunity profile

Wellington Shire

Qualifications

17.8% of females in Wellington Shire had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Longford and surrounds. This represents an increase of 720 females 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, Wellington 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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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Highest qualification achieved
Wellington Shire - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Longford and surrounds %Number%Longford and surrounds %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree3,36317.822.62,64315.015.7+720
Advanced Diploma or Diploma1,98010.513.51,6719.512.0+309
Vocational3,34217.720.52,87916.414.2+463
No qualification8,03742.635.88,11246.141.5-75
Not stated2,16511.57.72,27612.916.5-111
Total persons aged 15+18,887100.0100.017,581100.0100.0+1,306
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 female population in Wellington Shire in 2021 compared to Longford and surrounds shows that there was a lower proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of females with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 46.0% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 42.6% had no qualifications, compared with 56.5% and 35.8% respectively for Longford and surrounds.

The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Wellington Shire and Longford and surrounds were:

  • A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (42.6% compared to 35.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (17.8% compared to 22.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.5% compared to 13.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (17.7% compared to 20.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+720 females)
  • Vocational qualifications (+463 females)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+309 females)
  • No qualifications (-75 females)

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