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Rosedale and District planning area

Qualifications

20.2% of females in Rosedale and District planning area had a Vocational qualification in 2021, lower than Longford and surrounds. This represents an increase of 37 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, Rosedale 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
Rosedale and District planning area - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Longford and surrounds %Number%Longford and surrounds %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree23215.322.618313.015.7+48
Advanced Diploma or Diploma16210.713.51379.812.0+24
Vocational30620.220.526919.114.2+37
No qualification60239.735.861443.641.5-12
Not stated21414.17.720414.516.5+10
Total persons aged 15+1,516100.0100.01,409100.0100.0+107
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 Rosedale and District planning area 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, 46.2% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.7% 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 Rosedale and District planning area and Longford and surrounds were:

  • A larger percentage of females with No qualifications (39.7% compared to 35.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (15.3% compared to 22.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.7% compared to 13.5%)

Emerging groups

There were no major differences in Rosedale and District planning area between 2016 and 2021.

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