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Yass and District

Qualifications

23.7% of people in Yass and District had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than Yass Valley Council area. This represents an increase of 184 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, Yass and District'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
Yass and District - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Yass Valley Council area %Number%Yass Valley Council area %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree1,30220.927.21,03117.723.6+271
Advanced Diploma or Diploma5879.410.24708.19.4+117
Vocational1,47123.721.31,28622.120.1+184
No qualification2,34837.834.22,27839.235.9+69
Not stated5098.27.174312.811.1-235
Total persons aged 15+6,217100.0100.05,810100.0100.0+406
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 Yass and District in 2021 compared to Yass Valley Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 54.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 37.8% had no qualifications, compared with 58.7% and 34.2% respectively for Yass Valley Council area.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Yass and District and Yass Valley Council area were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (37.8% compared to 34.2%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (23.7% compared to 21.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (20.9% compared to 27.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Yass and District between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+271 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+184 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+117 persons)
  • No qualifications (+69 persons)

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