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 Hills Shire.
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hills Shire - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | New South Wales | Number | % | New South Wales | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 29,086 | 41.1 | 38.4 | 21,626 | 33.9 | 32.6 | +7,460 | ||
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 8,819 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 8,334 | 13.1 | 11.1 | +485 | ||
| Certificate I and II Level | 712 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 730 | 1.1 | 1.2 | -18 | ||
| Certificate III & IV Level | 10,175 | 14.4 | 18.1 | 10,076 | 15.8 | 18.7 | +99 | ||
| Certificate Level, nfd | 1,538 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1,592 | 2.5 | 2.3 | -54 | ||
| No qualification | 18,836 | 26.6 | 27.0 | 19,790 | 31.0 | 31.1 | -954 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 1,544 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1,713 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -169 | ||
| Total Persons | 70,710 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 63,861 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,849 | ||
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 The Hills Shire in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a similar proportion holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a similar proportion with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 71.2% of the workers who held educational qualifications, and 26.6% 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 The Hills Shire and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers with Certificate III & IV Level (14.4% compared to 18.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers with Bachelor or Higher degree (41.1% compared to 38.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers with Advanced Diploma or Diploma (12.5% compared to 11.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers with No qualification (26.6% compared to 27.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications held by the workforce in The Hills Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Bachelor or Higher degree (+7,460 local workers)
- No qualification (-954 local workers)
- Advanced Diploma or Diploma (+485 local workers)
- Certificate III & IV Level (+99 local workers)