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City of Ryde

Qualifications

46.4% of people in the City of Ryde had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Ku-ring-gai Council area. This represents an increase of 27,943 people since 2006.

Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Employment Status, Income and Occupation, the City of Ryde's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Highest qualification achieved
City of Ryde - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Qualification levelNumber%Ku-ring-gai Council area %Number%Ku-ring-gai Council area %2006 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree50,19646.453.722,25327.639.2+27,943
Advanced Diploma or Diploma10,2369.59.37,6789.511.4+2,558
Vocational11,65110.87.110,44512.98.2+1,206
No qualification28,75626.625.030,11737.331.8-1,361
Not stated7,3216.84.910,28012.79.5-2,959
Total persons aged 15+108,160100.0100.080,773100.0100.0+27,387
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the City of Ryde in 2021 compared to Ku-ring-gai Council area 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, 66.6% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 26.6% had no qualifications, compared with 70.1% and 25.0% respectively for Ku-ring-gai Council area.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of the City of Ryde and Ku-ring-gai Council area were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with Vocational qualifications (10.8% compared to 7.1%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (26.6% compared to 25.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (46.4% compared to 53.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the City of Ryde between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:

  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+27,943 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+2,558 persons)
  • No qualifications (-1,361 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+1,206 persons)

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