Qualification levels help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of local workers in a particular industry.
The level of qualifications in a workforce relate to a number of factors including:
- The age of the workforce;
- The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry;
- The professional or working ambitions of people (to seek education as youth or retraining as adults);
- The opportunities afforded to people to continue studying beyond compulsory schooling.
Educational Qualification statistics should be looked at in conjunction with Field of qualification and Occupations data for a full education analysis for Coffs Harbour City.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work
Current industry:
Current benchmark:
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| Local workers qualifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour City - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | New South Wales | Number | % | New South Wales | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 8,230 | 25.2 | 38.4 | 6,276 | 21.7 | 32.6 | +1,954 | ||
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 3,742 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 3,450 | 11.9 | 11.1 | +292 | ||
| Certificate I and II Level | 534 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 563 | 1.9 | 1.2 | -29 | ||
| Certificate III & IV Level | 8,372 | 25.6 | 18.1 | 7,163 | 24.8 | 18.7 | +1,209 | ||
| Certificate Level, nfd | 695 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 760 | 2.6 | 2.3 | -65 | ||
| No qualification | 10,260 | 31.4 | 27.0 | 9,822 | 34.0 | 31.1 | +438 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 852 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 848 | 2.9 | 2.9 | +4 | ||
| Total Persons | 32,685 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 28,882 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,803 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the in Coffs Harbour City in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a lower proportion holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 66.0% of the workers who held educational qualifications, and 31.4% had no qualifications, compared with 70.7% and 27.0% respectively for New South Wales.
The major differences between the qualifications held by the workforce of Coffs Harbour City and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers with Bachelor or Higher degree (25.2% compared to 38.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers with Certificate III & IV Level (25.6% compared to 18.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers with No qualification (31.4% compared to 27.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers with Certificate I and II Level (1.6% compared to 1.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications held by the workforce in Coffs Harbour City between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Bachelor or Higher degree (+1,954 local workers)
- Certificate III & IV Level (+1,209 local workers)
- No qualification (+438 local workers)
- Advanced Diploma or Diploma (+292 local workers)