City of Launceston

Resident workers - Qualifications

65.1% of the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Launceston have qualifications, compared to 65.9% for Tasmania.

Education is an essential means of building the knowledge and skill levels of the labour force, which is a key factor in achieving future economic and social development.

The level of educational attainment for the City of Launceston's resident workforce relates to a number of factors including:

  • The age structure of the resident workforce;
  • The professional or social ambitions of people to obtain qualifications (that is, to seek education and retraining);
  • The opportunities afforded to people to continue studying beyond compulsory schooling, and;
  • The knowledge and skill requirements of the local industries.

Qualification should be looked at in conjunction with Income , Occupations and Field of qualification for a clearer picture of the knowledge and skill level of the City of Launceston's local resident workers.

When comparing the Qualifications of local resident worker with local workers, Qualifications statistics indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers qualifications
City of Launceston - Persons20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%. TasmaniaNumber%. Tasmania2016 - 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree9,78930.129.46,48323.522.6+3,306
Advanced Diploma or Diploma2,8018.69.12,3988.79.2+403
Certificate I and II Level6271.91.84901.81.8+137
Certificate III & IV Level7,39922.823.96,27022.824.1+1,129
Certificate Level, nfd5191.61.66042.22.3-85
No qualification10,59132.631.810,54538.337.1+46
Inadequately described or not stated7442.32.37472.72.9-3
Total Persons32,470100.0100.027,537100.0100.0+4,933

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 resident workers (All industries) in the City of Launceston in 2021 compared to Tasmania shows that there was a higher proportion of resident holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a lower proportion of males with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 65.1% of the resident workers (All industries) held educational qualifications, and 32.6% had no qualifications, compared with 65.9% and 31.8% respectively for Tasmania.

The major differences between qualifications held by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Launceston and (Tasmania) were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) with Certificate III & IV Level (22.8% compared to 23.9%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) with No qualification (32.6% compared to 31.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) with Bachelor or Higher degree (30.1% compared to 29.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications held by the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Launceston between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Bachelor or Higher degree (+3,306 persons)
  • Certificate III & IV Level (+1,129 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diploma (+403 persons)
  • Certificate I and II Level (+137 persons)

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