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Wollondilly Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Appin - Cataract - Darkes Forest

Qualifications

31.6% of people in Appin - Cataract - Darkes Forest had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Wollondilly Shire. This represents an increase of 127 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, Appin - Cataract - Darkes Forest'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
Appin - Cataract - Darkes Forest - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Wollondilly Shire %Number%Wollondilly Shire %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree32313.714.323811.912.6+85
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2239.59.61899.59.2+34
Vocational74431.629.561630.928.1+127
No qualification92839.539.177438.840.6+154
Not stated1335.77.51788.99.5-45
Total persons aged 15+2,351100.0100.01,996100.0100.0+354
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 Appin - Cataract - Darkes Forest in 2021 compared to Wollondilly Shire 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, 54.9% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 39.5% had no qualifications, compared with 53.4% and 39.1% respectively for Wollondilly Shire.

The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of Appin - Cataract - Darkes Forest and Wollondilly Shire is:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (31.6% compared to 29.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Appin - Cataract - Darkes Forest between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (+154 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+127 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+85 persons)

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