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Andersons Bay

Qualifications

672 people in Andersons Bay had a tertiary qualification in 2018.

Education Qualifications are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Income statistics and Occupation data, Andersons Bay's Education Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of an area and identify skill gaps in the labour market. Level of Educational Qualifications in a population relate to a number of factors including:

  • The age of the population (e.g. older people tend to have more vocational qualifications, while people in their twenties and thirties are more likely to have a university degree);
  • 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; and
  • Immigration policy

Please note: Stats NZ has given Qualifications data for the 2018 Census a quality rating of “moderate”. This indicates there may be some minor issues looking at the comparisons to 2013 and 2006. Users should avoid concluding that any change in the categories is purely due to real world change. See Stats NZ’s DataInfo+ for specific information on what this rating means and recommendations for use.

Derived from the Census questions:

'What is your highest secondary school qualification?', 'Apart from secondary school qualifications do you have another completed qualification?', and 'What is your highest qualification?'

Persons aged 15 years and over

Highest qualification achieved
Andersons Bay20182006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Taieri %Number%Taieri %2006 to 2018
Higher degree
32417.010.51507.95.6+174
Bachelor degree
34818.312.522511.911.9+123
Post school (excluding university)
43823.027.248925.926.4-51
School qualification
48025.228.959131.328.4-111
map this data in atlas.idNo qualification25513.417.630916.322.1-54
Not stated / included
573.03.21266.75.6-69

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2006 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate

Highest qualification achieved, 2018
Highest qualification achieved, 2018 Higher degree, Taieri: 10.5% Bachelor degree, Taieri: 12.5% Post school (excluding university), Taieri: 27.2% School qualification, Taieri: 28.9% No qualification, Taieri: 17.6% Not stated / included, Taieri: 3.2% Higher degree, Andersons Bay: 17.0% Bachelor degree, Andersons Bay: 18.3% Post school (excluding university), Andersons Bay: 23.0% School qualification, Andersons Bay: 25.2% No qualification, Andersons Bay: 13.4% Not stated / included, Andersons Bay: 3.0%
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2018
Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Change in highest qualification achieved, 2006 to 2018
Change in highest qualification achieved, 2006 to 2018 Higher degree, Andersons Bay: +174 Bachelor degree, Andersons Bay: +123 Post school (excluding university), Andersons Bay: -51 School qualification, Andersons Bay: -111 No qualification, Andersons Bay: -54 Not stated / included, Andersons Bay: -69
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006 and 2018
Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Andersons Bay in 2018 compared to the Taieri shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Higher degrees, Bachelor degrees and Post School (excluding university) qualifications), and a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 83.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 13.4% had no qualifications, compared with 79.2% and 17.6% respectively for the Taieri.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Andersons Bay and the Taieri were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Higher degrees (17.0% compared to 10.5%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Bachelor degrees (18.3% compared to 12.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with No qualifications (13.4% compared to 17.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Post school (excluding university) qualifications (23.0% compared to 27.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Andersons Bay between 2006 and 2018 were in those with:

  • Higher degrees (+174 persons)
  • Bachelor degrees (+123 persons)
  • School qualifications (-111 persons)
  • No qualifications (-54 persons)
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