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Williams Landing - Laverton North

Qualifications

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47.7% of people in Williams Landing - Laverton North had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Australia. This represents an increase of 1,255 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, Williams Landing - Laverton North'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
Williams Landing - Laverton North - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree3,47347.726.32,21744.522.0+1,255
Advanced Diploma or Diploma7089.79.44879.88.9+220
Vocational6989.619.151510.318.8+183
No qualification1,79624.736.81,35827.339.9+438
Not stated6098.48.54038.110.5+206
Total persons aged 15+7,284100.0100.04,982100.0100.0+2,301
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 Williams Landing - Laverton North in 2021 compared to Australia 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 lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 67.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 24.7% had no qualifications, compared with 54.7% and 36.8% respectively for Australia.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Williams Landing - Laverton North and Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (47.7% compared to 26.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (24.7% compared to 36.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (9.6% compared to 19.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Williams Landing - Laverton North between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+1,255 persons)
  • No qualifications (+438 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+220 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+183 persons)

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