South West RED Region
Resident workers - Qualifications
38.9% of the resident workers (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) in South West RED Region have qualifications, compared to 39.9% for Queensland.
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 South West RED Region'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, Occupation and Field of qualification for a clearer picture of the knowledge and skill level of RDA Darling Downs and South West Region'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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
| Resident workers qualifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West RED Region | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 235 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 252 | 8.4 | 8.2 | -17 | 25001 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 283 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 271 | 9.0 | 6.6 | +12 | 25002 |
| Certificate I and II Level | 52 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 29 | 1.0 | 1.4 | +23 | 25005 |
| Certificate III & IV Level | 435 | 15.8 | 17.8 | 371 | 12.3 | 14.5 | +64 | 25006 |
| Certificate Level, nfd | 68 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 87 | 2.9 | 1.9 | -19 | 25007 |
| No qualification | 1,600 | 58.0 | 56.2 | 1,893 | 63.0 | 62.8 | -293 | 25008 |
| Inadequately described or not stated | 85 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 104 | 3.5 | 4.5 | -19 | 25009 |
| Total persons | 2,758 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,007 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -249 | |
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), the population experts.
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the resident workers (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) in South West RED Region in 2016 compared to Queensland 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, 38.9% of the resident workers (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) held educational qualifications, and 58.0% had no qualifications, compared with 39.9% and 56.2% respectively for Queensland.
The major differences between qualifications held by the resident workers (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) of South West RED Region and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.3% compared to 7.7%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) with No qualifications (58.0% compared to 56.2%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) with Bachelor or Higher degrees (8.5% compared to 10.9%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) with Certificate III & IV Levels (15.8% compared to 17.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications held by the resident workers (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) in South West RED Region between 2011 and 2016 were:
- No qualifications (-293 people )
- Certificate III & IV Levels (+64 people )