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Double Bay - Point Piper

Qualifications

55.5% of people in Double Bay - Point Piper had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Woollahra Municipality. This represents an increase of 373 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, Double Bay - Point Piper'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
Double Bay - Point Piper - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Woollahra Municipality %Number%Woollahra Municipality %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree2,95055.555.22,57648.848.9+373
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4358.28.34518.68.4-17
Vocational3095.86.42945.66.7+14
No qualification1,19522.522.11,26423.923.6-69
Not stated4288.08.069413.212.4-267
Total persons aged 15+5,317100.0100.05,282100.0100.0+35
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 Double Bay - Point Piper in 2021 compared to Woollahra Municipality shows that there was a similar proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 69.5% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 22.5% had no qualifications, compared with 69.9% and 22.1% respectively for Woollahra Municipality.

There were no major differences between Double Bay - Point Piper and Woollahra Municipality in 2021.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Double Bay - Point Piper between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+373 persons)
  • No qualifications (-69 persons)

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