In the Hornsby Shire, the workforce has a higher proportion with University qualifications compared to New South Wales.
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 the Hornsby Shire.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers qualifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornsby Shire - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | New South Wales | Number | % | New South Wales | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 14,811 | 35.0 | 32.6 | 12,260 | 30.4 | 27.9 | +2,551 | ||
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 4,986 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 4,690 | 11.6 | 10.5 | +296 | ||
| Certificate I and II Level | 431 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 500 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -69 | ||
| Certificate III & IV Level | 7,065 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 6,802 | 16.9 | 18.8 | +263 | ||
| Certificate Level, nfd | 1,049 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 834 | 2.1 | 1.9 | +215 | ||
| No qualification | 12,782 | 30.2 | 31.1 | 13,529 | 33.5 | 34.9 | -747 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 1,165 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1,745 | 4.3 | 4.5 | -580 | ||
| Total Persons | 42,289 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 40,360 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,929 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id the population experts Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the in the Hornsby Shire in 2016 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a higher proportion holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 67.0% of the workers who held educational qualifications, and 30.2% had no qualifications, compared with 65.9% and 31.1% respectively for New South Wales.
The major differences between the qualifications held by the workforce of the Hornsby Shire and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of local workers with Bachelor or Higher degree (35.0% compared to 32.6%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers with Certificate III & IV Level (16.7% compared to 18.7%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers with No qualification (30.2% compared to 31.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers with Advanced Diploma or Diploma (11.8% compared to 11.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications held by the workforce in the Hornsby Shire between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Bachelor or Higher degree (+2,551 local workers)
- No qualification (-747 local workers)
- Advanced Diploma or Diploma (+296 local workers)
- Certificate III & IV Level (+263 local workers)