Forster-Tuncurry and surrounds
Qualifications
25.2% of people in Forster-Tuncurry and surrounds had a Vocational qualification in 2016, lower than Hallidays Point - Diamond Beach and surrounds. This represents an increase of 758 people since 2011.
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, Forster-Tuncurry and surrounds's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
| Highest qualification achieved | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forster-Tuncurry and surrounds - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Hallidays Point - Diamond Beach and surrounds % | Number | % | Hallidays Point - Diamond Beach and surrounds % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 2,657 | 10.8 | 16.8 | 5001 | 1,901 | 8.5 | 15.5 | +756 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 2,054 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 5002 | 1,653 | 7.4 | 11.6 | +401 |
| Vocational | 6,162 | 25.2 | 27.3 | 5003 | 5,404 | 24.0 | 25.8 | +758 |
 No qualification | 10,400 | 42.5 | 35.0 | 5004 | 10,307 | 45.8 | 37.5 | +93 |
| Not stated | 3,221 | 13.2 | 9.3 | 5005 | 3,220 | 14.3 | 9.6 | +1 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 24,494 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 22,485 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,009 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Forster-Tuncurry and surrounds in 2016 compared to Hallidays Point - Diamond Beach and surrounds 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, 44.4% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 42.5% had no qualifications, compared with 55.7% and 35.0% respectively for Hallidays Point - Diamond Beach and surrounds.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Forster-Tuncurry and surrounds and Hallidays Point - Diamond Beach and surrounds were:
- A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (42.5% compared to 35.0%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (10.8% compared to 16.8%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (8.4% compared to 11.6%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (25.2% compared to 27.3%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Forster-Tuncurry and surrounds between 2011 and 2016 were in those with:
- Vocational qualifications (+758 persons)
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+756 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+401 persons)
- No qualifications (+93 persons)